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Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2025-1037

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-10-28
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

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 · unedited
By making minor configuration changes to the TropOS 4th Gen device, an authenticated user with the ability to run user level shell commands can enable access via secure shell (SSH) to an unrestricted root shell. This is possible through abuse of a particular set of scripts and executables that allow for certain commands to be run as root from an unprivileged context.

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 confidence

This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in TropOS 4th Gen devices where an authenticated user with standard shell access can elevate to root privileges by exploiting certain scripts that allow running arbitrary commands as root. The attacker makes configuration changes to enable SSH access to an unrestricted root shell, achieving full system compromise.

MitigationRestrict or eliminate scripts and executables that allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root without proper authorization. Implement role-based access controls and disable direct root SSH access unless explicitly required and secured.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS 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
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify if SSH service is enabled on the device
    Check the device's running services or system configuration to determine if SSH daemon is active and listening for connections
    Affected if SSH is enabled and accessible on the network
  2. Inspect SSH configuration for root login permissions
    Review the SSH server configuration file (commonly /etc/ssh/sshd_config or similar) for settings that permit root user login
    Affected if Root login is permitted via SSH without restrictions
  3. Identify scripts or executables allowing root command execution
    Search for scripts, binaries, or configuration utilities that provide mechanisms for unprivileged users to execute commands with elevated (root) privileges
    Affected if Such scripts or executables exist and are accessible to standard authenticated users
  4. Check for recent configuration changes to user access controls
    Review system logs, configuration change history, or audit records for modifications that alter user permissions, create new accounts, or modify SSH/access settings
    Affected if Unauthorized or unexpected configuration changes related to user access or SSH settings are present
  5. Review user account roles and privilege assignments
    Examine the defined user roles on the device to determine if standard users have been granted elevated command execution capabilities beyond their intended scope
    Affected if Standard or non-administrative user accounts have been assigned capabilities to run commands as root

A user is affected if SSH is enabled and accessible with root login permitted, or if the device has scripts allowing unprivileged users to execute commands as root, enabling an authenticated attacker to gain full system compromise.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict or eliminate scripts and executables that allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root without proper authorization. Implement role-based access controls and disable direct root SSH access unless explicitly required and secured.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence
  1. Disable SSH root login on the TropOS device by setting PermitRootLogin no in the SSH daemon configuration (e.g., /etc/ssh/sshd_config) and restarting the SSH service.
  2. Review and remove or restrict any sudo or script configurations that allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root.
  3. Verify that root SSH access is no longer possible and that privileged escalation is blocked.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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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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