# CVE-2025-14600: vsDesk insecure deserialization and path traversal in configuration

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-14600-vsdesk-insecure-deserialization-and-path-traversal-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-19. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-14600 · Severity: info · CVSS 9.3 · Published 2026-08-19

vsDesk is a help desk and IT service management platform used by organizations to manage support requests and customer interactions. An insecure deserialization flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create administrative accounts by manipulating LDAP configuration files, effectively taking over the entire system.

Technologies: [vsDesk](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/vsdesk). Vendors: [vsDesk](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/vsdesk).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-14600 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14600 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-14600?** Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 9.3, published 19 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** vsDesk before 14.0402.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14600?** A patch was published on 2026-04-21: Patch released in version 14.0402 and later (release notes reference 14.0422) Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2025-14600 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-14600?** Check whether you run vsDesk at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is an insecure deserialization flaw combined with a path traversal weakness in vsDesk's configuration file handling. An unauthenticated remote attacker can manipulate application configuration data, specifically LDAP configuration files, to force the system to authenticate against an attacker-controlled LDAP server and automatically provision a new administrative account. The root cause is insufficient validation when processing configuration file paths and contents. The attack requires network access to the application but no authentication or user interaction. The vendor patched this vulnerability in version 14.0402 and later by restricting configuration file selection to the configuration directory, validating file paths using realpath(), and making configuration content processing robust against malformed data.

## Affected products

- vsDesk vsDesk before 14.0402

## Timeline

- 2026-08-19: disclosed
- 2026-04-21: patched: Patch released in version 14.0402 and later (release notes reference 14.0422)

## References

- [https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KLSA-00296-Admin-Account-Takeover-via-Path-Traversal-in-vsDesk.md](https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KLSA-00296-Admin-Account-Takeover-via-Path-Traversal-in-vsDesk.md)
- [https://vsdesk.ru/news/vyshla-novaya-versiya-140422](https://vsdesk.ru/news/vyshla-novaya-versiya-140422)

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