CVE-2025-26707
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 Privilege Management vulnerability in ZTE GoldenDB allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects GoldenDB: from 6.1.03 through 6.1.03.05.
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 Privilege Management vulnerability in ZTE GoldenDB allows an authenticated user to elevate their privileges beyond what they are normally authorized to access. This is a privilege escalation issue affecting database users or processes within the GoldenDB distributed database system.
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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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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 GoldenDB installationLocate GoldenDB components on the system. Check for GoldenDB processes, binaries, configuration directories, or service entries. Common paths may include /opt/goldendb, /usr/local/goldendb, or installation directories defined during setup. Look for process names like goldendb, gdb, or related daemons.Affected if GoldenDB is present on the system
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Identify installed GoldenDB versionRun the GoldenDB version command or check version files. Common methods: execute 'goldendb --version' or 'gdb --version' if available, inspect version files in the installation directory (often named VERSION, version.txt, or similar), or query the database system for its version using client tools.Affected if The installed version is earlier than 6.1.03-05 (the patched release)
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Verify authentication is enabledConfirm that user authentication is configured and active for GoldenDB. Check configuration files for authentication settings (often in conf/ or config/ directories). Verify that user accounts exist and can connect to the database.Affected if Authentication is enabled and users can log in to GoldenDB
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Audit existing user roles and privilegesQuery the current user role assignments and privilege configurations within GoldenDB. Use administrative tools or SQL queries to list all users, their assigned roles, and the specific privileges granted to each role. Compare the configured privileges against the expected baseline for each role.Affected if There are user accounts with role assignments that may have been modified beyond intended boundaries, or privilege inconsistencies are found
Your environment is affected if GoldenDB is installed, the version is earlier than 6.1.03-05, user authentication is active, and there are configured database users whose privileges may have been improperly elevated.
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 the vendor patch for GoldenDB version 6.1.03.05 or later. Review user role configurations and audit existing privilege assignments until the patch can be applied.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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