{"id":86887,"date":"2026-04-07T01:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:18:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-35114-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-agiloft-release-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35114-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-agiloft-release-28\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-35114: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Agiloft Release 28<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report provides an in-depth analysis of a critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-35114. This vulnerability affects Agiloft Release 28 and allows potential local privilege escalation due to the presence of accounts with default credentials. It is of high importance as it can lead to system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-35114<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-306718669\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Agiloft | Release 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of several accounts in Agiloft Release 28 that have default credentials. An attacker with local access can escalate their privileges by cracking the known hash of at least one of these accounts. The credentials can be cracked offline, enabling the attacker to gain unauthorized access and cause potential damage or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-368435793\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Although no actual code is provided, a possible attack scenario could be as follows:<br \/>\n1. The attacker obtains the known password hash from the local system.<br \/>\n2. The attacker cracks the hash offline to obtain the plaintext password.<br \/>\n3. The attacker uses the cracked password to log into the system with escalated privileges.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Step 1: Obtain the known password hash\ncat \/etc\/shadow | grep agiloft_account\n# Step 2: Crack the hash offline\njohn --wordlist=password.lst hash.txt\n# Step 3: Log into the system with escalated privileges\nssh agiloft_account@target-system<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that the above steps are a conceptual demonstration and may not reflect the exact steps an attacker would use to exploit this vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to upgrade to Agiloft Release 30 to remedy this vulnerability. As a temporary mitigation, users could apply vendor patches or use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report provides an in-depth analysis of a critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-35114. This vulnerability affects Agiloft Release 28 and allows potential local privilege escalation due to the presence of accounts with default credentials. It is of high importance as it can lead to system compromise and data leakage. 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