---
id: CVE-2025-56333
title: >-
  An issue in Fossorial fosrl/pangolin v.1.6.2 and before allows a remote
  attacker to escalate privileges via the 2FA component
summary: >-
  An issue in Fossorial fosrl/pangolin v.1.6.2 and before allows a remote
  attacker to escalate privileges via the 2FA component
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
vendor: pangolin
product: pangolin
affected:
  - pangolin < 1.7.0
patched:
  - pangolin 1.7.0
published: '2025-12-29'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T10:10:00.193'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-56333'
references:
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/mrdgef/ef6fa41d69c0457874414c163d7d7d75'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/mrdgef/ef6fa41d69c0457874414c163d7d7d75'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00502
epssPercentile: 0.41199
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T10:22:03.530Z'
---

## Overview

An issue in Fossorial fosrl/pangolin v.1.6.2 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the 2FA component

## Affected

- `pangolin < 1.7.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `pangolin 1.7.0`