CVE-2025-53013
June 26, 2025
Himmelblau is an interoperability suite for Microsoft Azure Entra ID and Intune. A vulnerability present in versions 0.9.10 through 0.9.16 allows a user to authenticate to a Linux host via Himmelblau using an invalid Linux Hello PIN, provided the host is offline. While the user gains access to the local system, Single Sign-On (SSO) fails due to the network being down and the inability to issue tokens (due to a failure to unlock the Hello key). The core issue lies in an incorrect assumption within the "acquire_token_by_hello_for_business_key" function: it was expected to return a "TPMFail" error for an invalid Hello key when offline, but instead, a preceding nonce request resulted in a "RequestFailed" error, leading the system to erroneously transition to an offline success state without validating the Hello key unlock. This impacts systems using Himmelblau for authentication when operating in an offline state with Hello PIN authentication enabled. Rocky Linux 8 (and variants) are not affected by this vulnerability. The problem is resolved in Himmelblau version 0.9.17. A workaround is available for users who cannot immediately upgrade. Disabling Hello PIN authentication by setting "enable_hello = false" in "/etc/himmelblau/himmelblau.conf" will mitigate the vulnerability.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/himmelblau-idm/himmelblau.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.9.10 <0.9.17Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.9.17Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.2
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.2
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Authentication
EPSS
Base Score:
0.03