Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2025-68270

The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform.

Published Dec 16, 2025 · catalog updated Dec 16, 2025 · The Open edX Platform

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68270. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of The Open edX Platform is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Open edX Platform).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.32%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor openedx edx-platform < 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060

The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060, CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to access and edit courses in studio if they are granted the role on an org rather than on a course, and CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to list courses they have the role on in studio even though they are not meant to have any access on the studio side for the course. Commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060 fixes the issue.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor openedx edx-platform < 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060< 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060

How to fix CVE-2025-68270

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2025-68270 lists a fix boundary at 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68270. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of The Open edX Platform is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with openedx edx-platform < 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060 < 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.32%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060, CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to access and edit courses in studio if they are granted the role on an org rather than on a course, and CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to list courses they have the role on in studio even though they are not meant to have any access on the

  2. Dec 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060, CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to access and edit courses in studio if they are granted the role on an org rather than on a course, and CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to list courses they have the role on in studio even though they are not meant to have any access on the

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-68270

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-68270

    30-day exploitation probability 0.32%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-203830

    The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060, CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to access and edit courses in studio if they are granted the role on an org rather than on a course, and CourseLimitedStaffRole

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026
  • EUVDNov 1, 2026