CVE-2025-46066
📋 TL;DR
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Automai Director v.25.2.0 allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. This affects organizations using Automai Director for automation and orchestration. Attackers can potentially take full control of the application and underlying systems.
💻 Affected Systems
- Automai Director
📦 What is this software?
Director by Automai
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise allowing attacker to execute arbitrary code, access sensitive data, and pivot to other network resources.
Likely Case
Unauthorized administrative access to Automai Director leading to data theft, configuration manipulation, and disruption of automated processes.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation, strong authentication, and monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
The GitHub gist contains technical details that could facilitate exploitation. The CWE-280 (Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges) suggests authentication bypass or privilege manipulation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.automai.com/
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Contact Automai support for patch availability. 2. Apply any available security updates. 3. Restart Automai Director services after patching.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Isolation
allRestrict network access to Automai Director to only trusted IP addresses and networks.
Use firewall rules to limit inbound connections to specific source IPs
Enhanced Monitoring
allImplement strict logging and alerting for privilege escalation attempts.
Configure audit logging for all authentication and authorization events
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system in a dedicated network segment with strict access controls
- Implement multi-factor authentication and principle of least privilege for all user accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Automai Director version in administration console or configuration files. If version is 25.2.0, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check Automai Director web interface or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version has been updated to a patched release (not 25.2.0) and test privilege escalation attempts fail.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege escalation events
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful admin access
- User account modifications from unexpected sources
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound connections from Automai Director server
- Traffic patterns suggesting automated exploitation attempts
SIEM Query:
source="automai_director" AND (event_type="privilege_escalation" OR user_role_change="admin")