---
id: CVE-2025-49602
title: An issue was discovered in Keyfactor EJBCA 9
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in Keyfactor EJBCA 9. When an administrator is removed
  from its administrator role while having a valid TLS session, EJBCA may, in
  certain circumstances, cache authentication for longer than the configured
  maximum…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: adp
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-11-04T02:00:09.679360Z'
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-11-04'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-04T02:02:25.339Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49602'
references:
  - url: 'https://keyfactor.com'
  - url: >-
      https://support.keyfactor.com/hc/en-us/articles/38482530573979-Security-advisory-EJBCA-authentication-caching-issue?brand_id=10091330043675
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00428
epssPercentile: 0.37285
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.661Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in Keyfactor EJBCA 9. When an administrator is removed from its administrator role while having a valid TLS session, EJBCA may, in certain circumstances, cache authentication for longer than the configured maximum time (default: 30 seconds), which results in the former administrator retaining access that they should no longer have.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.