High · CVSS 7.5CVE-2025-34509

Sitecore XM and XP Hardcoded CredentialsCVE-2025-34509

Answer in brief

CVE-2025-34509 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Sitecore XM and XP Hardcoded Credentials. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Sitecore/Experience Manager (generic), Sitecore/Experience Platform (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Jun 17, 2025Updated Oct 29, 2026Source checked Oct 29, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 29, 2026Material review Oct 29, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Sitecore/Experience Manager (generic), Sitecore/Experience Platform (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Sitecore/Experience Managergeneric	>=10.4 <10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE \|\| >=10.3 <10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE \|\| >=10.2 <10.3 \|\| >=10.1 <10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE	10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE, 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE, 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE, 10.4.1, 10.3.3, 10.1.4
Sitecore/Experience Platformgeneric	>=10.4 <10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE \|\| >=10.3 <10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE \|\| >=10.2 <10.3 \|\| >=10.1 <10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE	10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE, 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE, 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE, 10.4.1, 10.3.3, 10.1.4

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Sitecore/Experience Manager, Sitecore/Experience Platform.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported solution: Update to patched versions.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Jun 17, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Oct 29, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Sitecore Experience Manager (XM) and Experience Platform (XP) versions 10.1 to 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE, all versions of 10.2, 10.3 to 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE, and 10.4 to 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE contain a hardcoded user account. Unauthenticated and remote attackers can use this account to access administrative API over HTTP.

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