CVE-2025-27507
CRITICALIDOR Vulnerabilities in ZITADEL's Admin API that Primarily Impact LDAP Configurations
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Blast Radius
github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2🐹github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2🐹github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2🐹github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2🐹github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2🐹github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2🐹github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2🐹github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2+8 moreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
The open-source identity infrastructure software Zitadel allows administrators to disable the user self-registration. ZITADEL's Admin API contains Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerabilities that allow authenticated users, without specific IAM roles, to modify sensitive settings. While several endpoints are affected, the most critical vulnerability lies in the ability to manipulate LDAP configurations. Customers who do not utilize LDAP for authentication are not at risk from the most severe aspects of this vulnerability. However, upgrading to the patched version to address all identified issues is strongly recommended. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.71.0, 2.70.1, ,2.69.4, 2.68.4, 2.67.8, 2.66.11, 2.65.6, 2.64.5, and 2.63.8.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 | all versions | 2.63.8 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 | ≥ 2.64.0&&< 2.64.5 | 2.64.5 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 | ≥ 2.65.0&&< 2.65.6 | 2.65.6 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 | ≥ 2.66.0&&< 2.66.11 | 2.66.11 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 | ≥ 2.67.0&&< 2.67.8 | 2.67.8 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 | ≥ 2.68.0&&< 2.68.4 | 2.68.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update github.com/zitadel/zitadel/v2 to 2.63.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-27507 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2025-27507 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2025-27507. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-27507 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2025-27507 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.