CVE-2025-62425

HIGH

MAS <1.4.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

MAS (Matrix Authentication Service) is a user management and authentication service for Matrix homeservers, written and maintained by Element. A logic flaw in matrix-authentication-service 0.20.0 through 1.4.0 allows an attacker with access to an authenticated MAS session to perform sensitive operations without entering the current password. These include changing the current password, adding or removing an e-mail address and deactivating the account. The vulnerability only affects instances which have the local password database feature enabled (passwords section in the config). Patched in matrix-authentication-service 1.4.1.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.3
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-620
Status draft

Timeline

Published Oct 16, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026