CVE-2020-6774
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Access Control in the Kiosk Mode functionality of Bosch Recording Station allows a local unauthenticated attacker to escape from the Kiosk Mode and access the underlying operating system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceImproper Access Control in the Kiosk Mode functionality of Bosch Recording Station allows a local unauthenticated attacker to bypass kiosk restrictions and escape to the underlying operating system. This is a privilege escalation/containment bypass vulnerability where the kiosk lockdown mechanism fails to properly restrict access to system functions.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Bosch Recording Station is installedLocate the Bosch Recording Station application on the system or check system information/registry for the presence of Bosch Recording Station software. Look for installation directories typically under Program Files/Bosch or similar.Affected if Bosch Recording Station software is present on the system
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Identify Kiosk Mode configuration statusAccess the Bosch Recording Station admin console or configuration settings. Navigate to Kiosk Mode settings or security/ lockdown settings to determine if Kiosk Mode is currently enabled.Affected if Kiosk Mode is enabled in the Bosch Recording Station configuration
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Check for Kiosk Mode bypass mechanismsInspect the Kiosk Mode policy settings for any known bypass vectors such as accessible task manager, command prompt shortcuts, file browser access, or insufficient restriction of system function keys (Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+Tab, etc.).Affected if Kiosk Mode allows access to system functions, task manager, command interpreter, or provides escape mechanisms to the underlying OS
A system is affected if Bosch Recording Station is installed with Kiosk Mode enabled, as all firmware versions contain the improper access control flaw that allows escaping kiosk restrictions to the underlying operating system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patch or update to Bosch Recording Station that fixes the improper access control in Kiosk Mode; if no patch available, consider disabling Kiosk Mode or implementing additional compensating controls such as application whitelocking and OS-level kiosk enforcement.
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