CVE-2023-2586
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 · uneditedTeltonika’s Remote Management System versions 4.14.0 is vulnerable to an unauthorized attacker registering previously unregistered devices through the RMS platform. If the user has not disabled the "RMS management feature" enabled by default, then an attacker could register that device to themselves. This could enable the attacker to perform different operations on the user's devices, including remote code execution with 'root' privileges (using the 'Task Manager' feature on RMS).
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 · high confidenceTeltonika RMS 4.14.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to register previously unregistered devices to themselves by exploiting the default-enabled 'RMS management feature'. Once registered, attackers can execute remote code with root privileges via the Task Manager feature.
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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 data= 4.14.0CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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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Identify Teltonika RMS versionAccess the RMS admin panel or check system information to confirm the installed RMS version is 4.14.0Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.14.0
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Verify RMS management feature statusNavigate to device settings in the RMS platform and inspect whether the 'RMS management feature' is enabled for any managed devicesAffected if RMS management feature is enabled on any devices in the environment
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Confirm device registration settingsReview the device list in RMS to verify which devices are available for registration and check if newly added devices can be registered by unauthenticated usersAffected if Devices can be registered by users without prior authentication
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Examine Task Manager configurationCheck the Task Manager feature settings to determine if remote command execution is permitted and review any scheduled tasks with elevated privilegesAffected if Task Manager allows execution of commands with root privileges on registered devices
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Audit user access controlsReview RMS user accounts and access permissions to determine if any unauthorized accounts have registered devices to themselvesAffected if Unexpected or unauthorized user accounts exist that have registered devices in the system
Environment is affected if Teltonika RMS version 4.14.0 is running with RMS management feature enabled, allowing unauthenticated device registration and subsequent root-level command execution via Task Manager.
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 dataDisable the 'RMS management feature' on all Teltonika devices in the RMS platform to prevent unauthorized device registration.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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