CVE-2025-47940
TYPO3 Allows Privilege Escalation to System Maintainer
7.2
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.32%
Description
### Problem Administrator-level backend users without system maintainer privileges can escalate their privileges and gain system maintainer access. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a valid administrator account. ### Solution Update to TYPO3 versions 10.4.50 ELTS, 11.5.44 ELTS, 12.4.31 LTS, 13.4.12 LTS that fix the problem described. ### Credits Thanks to Alexander Künzl for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Oliver Hader for fixing it.
How to fix CVE-2025-47940
To remediate CVE-2025-47940, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 10.4.50 or later
Is CVE-2025-47940 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 10.4.0, < 10.4.50
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |