Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-51471

Auth Bypass in Ollama 0.6.7

Public PoCAuth Bypass
Published
22 July 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.13 96th percentile
Risk Priority 60 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-51471 is a medium-severity Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CWE-345) vulnerability in Ollama Ollama. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Mark-of-the-Web Bypass (T1553.005); ranked in the top 4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as NLP and Transformers; in the Privacy and Disclosure risk domain.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SC-23 (Session Authenticity) and SI-7 (Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication FailuresA08:2025 Software or Data Integrity Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Cross-Domain Token Exposure in server.auth.getAuthorizationToken in Ollama 0.6.7 allows remote attackers to steal authentication tokens and bypass access controls via a malicious realm value in a WWW-Authenticate header returned by the /api/pull endpoint.

CWE(s)
CWE-345CWE-384

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
NLP and Transformers
Risk Domain
Privacy and Disclosure
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
Matched keywords: ollama

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1553.005 Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Defense Impairment
Adversaries may abuse specific file formats to subvert Mark-of-the-Web (MOTW) controls.
attack.mitre.org →
T1195 Supply Chain Compromise Initial Access
Adversaries may manipulate products or product delivery mechanisms prior to receipt by a final consumer for the purpose of data or system compromise.
attack.mitre.org →
T1195.001 Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools Initial Access
Adversaries may manipulate software dependencies and development tools prior to receipt by a final consumer for the purpose of data or system compromise.
attack.mitre.org →
T1195.002 Compromise Software Supply Chain Initial Access
Adversaries may manipulate application software prior to receipt by a final consumer for the purpose of data or system compromise.
attack.mitre.org →
T1542.002 Component Firmware Stealth
Adversaries may modify component firmware to persist on systems.
attack.mitre.org →
T1553 Subvert Trust Controls Defense Impairment
Adversaries may undermine security controls that will either warn users of untrusted activity or prevent execution of untrusted programs.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-66959Same product: Ollama Ollama
CVE-2026-7020Same product: Ollama Ollama
CVE-2025-0315Same product: Ollama Ollama
CVE-2025-0317Same product: Ollama Ollama
CVE-2025-44779Same product: Ollama Ollama

Affected Assets

ollama
ollama
0.6.7

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 8 hardening rules · 5 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.5.5
  • V4.4.4
  • V7.6.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SC-23 Session Authenticity good match

Explicit requirement to protect session authenticity structurally prevents the weakness for communications.

SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity good match

Integrity verification tools detect (but do not stop) the acceptance of data lacking authenticity.

AC-12 Session Termination partial match

Limits the lifetime of any session (fixed or not), thereby reducing the window during which a stolen identifier remains usable.

AC-3 Access Enforcement partial match

Enforces that only properly authorized (i.e., freshly authenticated) sessions can access resources, making a pre-existing fixed session ID unusable.

IA-11 Re-authentication partial match

Forces re-authentication under defined conditions, which should result in issuance of a fresh session identifier and invalidation of any prior one.

SC-13 Cryptographic Protection partial match

Cryptographic mechanisms can be used to verify authenticity, thereby preventing acceptance of invalid data.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-03 mostly match
prevents

Proper authentication processes must invalidate prior session identifiers to prevent fixation attacks.

RC.RP-05 mostly match
degrades

CWE-345 directly impairs RC.RP-05's verification of restored-asset integrity/authenticity, largely defeating the outcome while still leaving other restoration-confirmation steps partially viable.

PR.AA-01 partial match
prevents

Managing identities and credentials includes handling session identifiers as temporary credentials that must be invalidated on re-authentication.

PR.AA-04 partial match
prevents

Protecting and verifying identity assertions encompasses secure handling and regeneration of session tokens.

PR.PS-01 partial match
prevents

Configuration baselines can enforce session regeneration and timeout settings that block fixation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect missing or weak data authenticity verification.

A.5.15 Access control partial match
degrades

Access-control policy can mandate session invalidation on re-authentication, but does not prescribe the technical mechanism.

A.5.16 Identity management partial match
degrades

Identity-management procedures can require new session tokens after login, yet the control is broader than session handling.

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
degrades

Authentication-information rules can include session-token lifecycle requirements, but the control focuses on credential management.

A.8.20 Networks security partial match
mitigates

Network controls can enforce authenticated channels, reducing risk of accepting unauthentic data.

A.8.21 Security of network services partial match
mitigates

Secure network services often include authenticity checks for data exchanged over those services.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (2 rules)
  • V-248574 YUM must be configured to prevent the installation of patches, service packs, device drivers, or OL 8 system components that have not been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-345
  • V-248575 OL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-345
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271525 OL 9 must have GPG signature verification enabled for all software repositories. prevents CWE-345
RHEL 7 (2 rules)
  • V-204447 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-345
  • V-204448 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-345
RHEL 8 (2 rules)
  • V-230264 RHEL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-345
  • V-230265 RHEL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-345
RHEL 9 (1 rule)
  • V-257822 RHEL 9 must have GPG signature verification enabled for all software repositories. prevents CWE-345

References