CVE-2025-48986

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Elevated

8.8

Authorization bypass in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and 6.0.1 and earlier versions causes an logged in attacker to change other users' email address and potentialy take over their accounts using the forgot password functionality.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 5.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 20, 2025

Last Modified

November 25, 2025

References (2)

support@hackeronehttps://hackerone.com/reports/3398283
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://hackerone.com/reports/3398283

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-48986?

CVE-2025-48986 is a high vulnerability published on November 20, 2025. Authorization bypass in Revive Adserver 5.5.2 and 6.0.1 and earlier versions causes an logged in attacker to change other users' email address and potentialy take over their accounts using the forgot password functionality.

When was CVE-2025-48986 disclosed?

CVE-2025-48986 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 20, 2025, with the most recent update on November 25, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-48986 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-48986 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-48986?

CVE-2025-48986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-48986?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-48986, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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