# CVE-2025-56396: An issue was discovered in Ruoyi 4.8.1 allowing attackers to gain escalated privileges due to the owning department…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-56396-an-issue-was-discovered-in-ruoyi-4-8-1-allowing-attackers-to-gain  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-56396 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2025-11-26

An issue was discovered in Ruoyi 4.8.1 allowing attackers to gain escalated privileges due to the owning department having higher rights than the active user.

Technologies: [RuoYi](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ruoyi). Vendors: [RuoYi](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ruoyi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-56396 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-56396 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-56396?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 26 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** RuoYi. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-56396?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-56396?** Check whether you run RuoYi. 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.

## Affected products

- RuoYi

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