Fossorial pangolin up to 1.6.2 2FA improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Fossorial pangolin up to 1.6.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component 2FA. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-56333. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Fossorial pangolin up to 1.6.2. This affects some unknown processing of the component 2FA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in Fossorial fosrl/pangolin v.1.6.2 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the 2FA component

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-56333 since 08/16/2025. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/29/2025).

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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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/29/2025 +135 days Advisory disclosed
12/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/31/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-56333 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-56333
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-338673

Entryinfo

Created: 12/29/2025 17:49
Updated: 12/31/2025 19:14
Changes: 12/29/2025 17:49 (50), 12/31/2025 19:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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