CVE-2025-62425 HIGH

CVE-2025-62425: Matrix Authentication Service account password can be changed using an authenticated session without supplying the current password

Vendor Element-Hq
Product matrix-authentication-service
Weakness CWE-620 · Unverified password change
Published October 16, 2025
Last update October 16, 2025

CVSS base score

8.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2025 CVE published
October 16, 2025 Record updated