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CVE-2025-0504: Black Duck SCA Project Privilege Escalation
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-11-21 · updated 2026-10-08
- Weakness: CWE-266
Description
Black Duck SCA versions prior to 2025.10.0 had user role permissions configured in an overly broad manner. Users with the scoped Project Manager user role with the Global User Read access permission enabled access to certain Project Administrator functionalities which should have be inaccessible. Exploitation does not grant full system control, but it may enable unauthorized changes to project configurations or access to system sensitive information.
Affected products
- Black Duck SCA: before 2025.10.0 — fixed in 2025.10.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Black Duck SCA 2025.10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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