CVE-2025-61482
Improper handling of OTP/TOTP/HOTP values in NetKnights GmbH privacyIDEA Authenticator v.4.3.0 on...
Improper handling of OTP/TOTP/HOTP values in NetKnights GmbH privacyIDEA Authenticator v.4.3.0 on Android allows local attackers with root access to bypass two factor authentication. By hooking into app crypto routines and intercepting decryption paths, attacker can recover plaintext secrets, enabling generation of valid one-time passwords, and bypassing authentication for enrolled accounts.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper handling of OTP/TOTP/HOTP values in NetKnights GmbH privacyIDEA Authenticator v.4.3.0 on Android allows local attackers with root access to bypass two factor authentication. By hooking into app crypto routines and intercepting decryption paths, attacker can recover plaintext secrets, enabling generation of valid one-time passwords, and bypassing authentication for enrolled accounts.
- Record
CVE-2025-61482- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922, CWE-522, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-36185
Improper handling of OTP/TOTP/HOTP values in NetKnights GmbH privacyIDEA Authenticator v.4.3.0 on Android allows local attackers with root access to bypass two factor authentication. By hooking into app crypto routines and intercepting decryption paths, attacker can recover plaintext secrets, enabling generation of valid one-time passwords, and bypassing authentication for enrolled accounts.
- Record
EUVD-2025-36185- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rj69-qp3g-r76j
Improper handling of OTP/TOTP/HOTP values in NetKnights GmbH privacyIDEA Authenticator v.4.3.0 on...
Improper handling of OTP/TOTP/HOTP values in NetKnights GmbH privacyIDEA Authenticator v.4.3.0 on Android allows local attackers with root access to bypass two factor authentication. By hooking into app crypto routines and intercepting decryption paths, attacker can recover plaintext secrets, enabling generation of valid one-time passwords, and bypassing authentication for enrolled accounts.
- Record
GHSA-rj69-qp3g-r76j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper handling of OTP/TOTP/HOTP values in NetKnights GmbH privacyIDEA Authenticator v.4.3.0 on Android allows local attackers with root access to bypass two factor authentication. By hooking into app crypto routines and intercepting decryption paths, attacker can recover plaintext secrets, enabling generation of valid one-time passwords, and bypassing authentication for enrolled accounts.
- Record
CVE-2025-61482- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-522, CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-61482 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2), published October 27, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.