Sparx Systems Sparx Enterprise Architect up to 16.1.1627/17.1.1713 insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sparx Systems Sparx Enterprise Architect up to 16.1.1627/17.1.1713. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-15622. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sparx Systems Sparx Enterprise Architect up to 16.1.1627/17.1.1713 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Sparx Systems Pty Ltd. Sparx Enterprise Architect. Client reveals plaintext OAuth2 client secretDesktop client decodes the secret and uses the plaintext secret to exchange it into an access and id tokens as part of the OpenID authentication flow.

The weakness was released by Pasi Orovuo, Solita Oy, Henri Hämäläinen, Solita Oy, Samu Ahvenainen and Solita Oy. It is possible to read the advisory at sparxsystems.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-15622 since 04/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 17.1.1714 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1163). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Sparx Enterprise Architect 17.1.1714

Timelineinfo

04/09/2026 CVE reserved
04/17/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
04/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sparxsystems.com
Researcher: Pasi Orovuo, Solita Oy, Henri Hämäläinen, Solita Oy, Samu Ahvenainen, Solita Oy
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-15622 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-15622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358051
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1163 - Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2026 11:48
Updated: 04/17/2026 13:33
Changes: 04/17/2026 11:48 (70), 04/17/2026 13:33 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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