CVE-2025-49828

HIGH LAB

Conjur 1.19.5-1.21.1 and 13.1-13.4.1 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Template Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-49828. PoCs published by exploitintel.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2025-49828, demonstrating SSTI to RCE in CyberArk Conjur via ERB template injection in the Policy Factory. The PoC includes multiple attack vectors and a detailed technical analysis.

Description

Conjur provides secrets management and application identity for infrastructure. Conjur OSS versions 1.19.5 through 1.21.1 and Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly known as Conjur Enterprise) 13.1 through 13.4.1 are vulnerable to remote code execution An authenticated attacker who can inject secrets or templates into the Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted database could take advantage of an exposed API endpoint to execute arbitrary Ruby code within the Secrets Manager process. This issue affects both Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted (formerly Conjur Enterprise) and Conjur OSS. Conjur OSS version 1.21.2 and Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted version 13.5 fix the issue.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 1 stars
by exploitintel · pythonpoc
https://github.com/exploitintel/eip-pocs-and-cves/tree/main/CVE-2025-49828

This repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2025-49828, demonstrating SSTI to RCE in CyberArk Conjur via ERB template injection in the Policy Factory. The PoC includes multiple attack vectors and a detailed technical analysis.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CyberArk Conjur OSS 1.20.1–1.21.1 / Secrets Manager Self-Hosted 13.1–13.4.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: authenticated access to Conjur with variable-write permissions
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 02, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0197
EPSS Percentile 77.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Lab Environment

EIP LAB Lab screenshot
vulnerable docker pull ghcr.io/exploitintel/cve-2025-49828-vulnerable:latest

Details

CWE
CWE-1336
Status published
Products (2)
cyberark/conjur 1.20.1 - 1.21.2
cyberark/conjur 13.1 - 13.5
Published Jul 15, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026