Teleport allows remote authentication bypass
CVE-2025-49825 · GHSA-8cqv-pj7f-pwpc
- Affected
- Go github.com/gravitational/teleport >= 17.0.0, < 17.5.2; >= 16.0.0, < 16.5.12; >= 15.0.0, < 15.5.3; >= 14.0.0, < 14.4.1; >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.27; >= 0.0.11, < 12.4.35; <= 0.0.0-20250616162021-79b2f26125a1
- Fixed in
- 16.5.1213.4.2717.5.215.5.312.4.3514.4.1· Partial vendor fix
- Issue
- Impact A full technical disclosure and open-source patch will be published after the embargo period, ending on June 30th, to allow all users to upgrade. Teleport security engineers identified a critical security vulnerability that could allow remote authentication bypass of Teleport. Teleport Cloud Infrastructure and CI/CD build, test, and release infrastructure aren’t affected. For the full mitigation, upgrade both Proxy and Teleport agents. It is strongly recommend updating clients to the released patch versions as a precaution. Have questions? - OSS Community: opensource@goteleport.com - Legal: legal@goteleport.com - Security: security@goteleport.com - Customer Support: goteleport.com/support - Media Inquiries: teleport@babelpr.com Patches Fixed in versions: 17.5.2, 16.5.12, 15.5.3, 14.4.1, 13.4.27, 12.4.35. These patches are available only on the official Teleport distribution channels. These versions are designated as Critical Security Exception Versions. For these specific…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 17.5.2, 16.5.12, 15.5.3 or 3 more by release line; some affected versions have no fix yet, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.