CVE-2025-66385
UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to...
UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to escalate their privileges (e.g., obtain a higher role such as admin) via the user-edit endpoint by supplying or modifying role_id or organisation_id fields in the edit request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.4
UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to escalate their privileges (e.g., obtain a higher role such as admin) via the user-edit endpoint by supplying or modifying role_id or organisation_id fields in the edit request.
- Record
CVE-2025-66385- CVSS 4.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-472
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-199868
9.4
UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to escalate their privileges (e.g., obtain a higher role such as admin) via the user-edit endpoint by supplying or modifying role_id or organisation_id fields in the edit request.
- Record
EUVD-2025-199868- CVSS 4.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xh4p-6jqr-58x9
9.4
UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to...
UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to escalate their privileges (e.g., obtain a higher role such as admin) via the user-edit endpoint by supplying or modifying role_id or organisation_id fields in the edit request.
- Record
GHSA-xh4p-6jqr-58x9- CVSS 4.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-472
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.4
UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to escalate their privileges (e.g., obtain a higher role such as admin) via the user-edit endpoint by supplying or modifying role_id or organisation_id fields in the edit request.
- Record
CVE-2025-66385- CVSS 4.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-472
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.4
UsersController::edit in Cerebrate before 1.30 allows an authenticated non-privileged user to escalate their privileges (e.g., obtain a higher role such as admin) via the user-edit endpoint by supplying or modifying role_id or organisation_id fields in the edit request.
- Record
CVE-2025-66385- CVSS 4.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-472
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-66385 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.4) in Cerebrate-project Cerebrate, published November 28, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/cerebrate-project/cerebrate/compare/v1.29...v1.30
github.com/cerebrate-project/cerebrate/commit/c9bfa90abc85d4a20a9cc2f282959b72bef829bb
vulnerability.circl.lu/api/vulnerability/gcve-1-2025-0017
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66385
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xh4p-6jqr-58x9
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/66xxx/CVE-2025-66385.json