CVE-2025-2858
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 · uneditedPrivilege escalation vulnerability in the saTECH BCU firmware version 2.1.3. An attacker with access to the CLI of the device could make use of the nice command to bypass all restrictions and elevate privileges as a superuser.
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 confidencePrivilege escalation vulnerability in saTECH BCU firmware version 2.1.3. An attacker with CLI access can exploit the nice command to bypass all security restrictions and elevate privileges to superuser (root). The vulnerability allows a low-privilege CLI user to gain full administrative control over the device.
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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= 2.1.3CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 the installed firmware versionAccess the device CLI or web interface and retrieve the firmware version information. On most embedded devices, this can be found via 'show version' command or in the system information page.Affected if The firmware version is exactly 2.1.3
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Verify CLI access availabilityConfirm whether CLI or command-line interface access is enabled and accessible. Check for SSH, telnet, or serial console access methods.Affected if CLI access is enabled and available to untrusted or non-administrative users
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Check for the nice command presenceAccess the device CLI and attempt to execute the 'nice' command to verify it exists and is accessible within the shell environment.Affected if The nice command is present and executable within the CLI shell
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Inspect user privilege levelsReview the configured user accounts and their assigned privilege levels using 'show users' or similar administrative commands.Affected if Users with limited privileges (non-root) have CLI access and can execute commands
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Examine authentication and authorization logsReview system logs, auth.log, or security logs for any successful or failed privilege escalation attempts, particularly involving the nice command.Affected if Logs show unauthorized privilege escalation attempts or unexpected execution of nice with elevated privileges
A user is affected if they are running Arteche Satech Bcu Firmware version 2.1.3 and have CLI access available to any non-administrative users, as the nice command can be exploited to obtain root privileges.
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 firmware patch when available; until then, strictly limit CLI access to trusted administrative personnel only and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-2858 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
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