Desktop Alert PingAlert up to 6.1.0.11/6.1.1.2 Application Server access control

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A vulnerability was found in Desktop Alert PingAlert up to 6.1.0.11/6.1.1.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Application Server. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-54561. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Desktop Alert PingAlert up to 6.1.0.11/6.1.1.2. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Application Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability was found in the Application Server of Desktop Alert PingAlert version 6.1.0.11 to 6.1.1.2 which allows remote access to content despite lack of the correct permission through a Broken Authorization Schema.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-54561 since 07/25/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/14/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Desktop Alert

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• PingAlert

Version

• 6.1.0.0
• 6.1.0.1
• 6.1.0.2
• 6.1.0.3
• 6.1.0.4
• 6.1.0.5
• 6.1.0.6
• 6.1.0.7
• 6.1.0.8
• 6.1.0.9
• 6.1.0.10
• 6.1.0.11
• 6.1.1.0
• 6.1.1.1
• 6.1.1.2

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