CVE-2025-42890
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 · uneditedSQL Anywhere Monitor (Non-GUI) baked credentials into the code,exposing the resources or functionality to unintended users and providing attackers with the possibility of arbitrary code execution.This could cause high impact on confidentiality integrity and availability of the 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 confidenceSQL Anywhere Monitor (Non-GUI) contains hardcoded credentials embedded in the code, allowing unauthorized users to access exposed resources and functionality, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify SQL Anywhere Monitor installationSearch for SQL Anywhere Monitor binaries, services, or installation directories on the system. Look for process names related to 'sqlanywhere' or 'monitor' using tools like 'ps aux', 'tasklist', or by checking common installation paths.Affected if SQL Anywhere Monitor (Non-GUI) is installed on the system
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Locate configuration and executable filesExamine the installation directory for configuration files, scripts, and executable binaries. Search for files with extensions such as .cfg, .conf, .ini, .properties, .py, .js, .jar, or binary executables.Affected if Configuration or executable files exist in the SQL Anywhere Monitor installation directory
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Search for embedded credential stringsUse string search tools (such as 'strings', 'grep', or 'findstr') to scan all files in the installation directory for hardcoded password, secret, key, or credential patterns. Look for common keywords like 'password', 'secret', 'key', 'token', 'credential', or base64-encoded strings.Affected if Hardcoded credentials, password strings, or secret keys are found embedded in any file within the installation directory
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Check for default or predictable credentialsReview configuration files and source code for hardcoded username/password combinations. Look for default admin accounts, service accounts, or API keys that are hardcoded rather than configured externally.Affected if Default, hardcoded, or static credentials are present in configuration files or embedded in code
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Verify exposed service endpointsIdentify any network services or APIs exposed by SQL Anywhere Monitor. Check if these services authenticate using credentials found within the installation files rather than external credential management.Affected if Exposed services authenticate using hardcoded credentials found in the installation
A system is affected if SQL Anywhere Monitor (Non-GUI) is installed and contains hardcoded credentials embedded in configuration files, source code, or executables that could grant unauthorized access to exposed resources.
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 dataRemove all hardcoded credentials from the codebase, rotate any exposed credentials immediately, and implement proper credential management such as environment variables or a secrets vault.
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- Review / QA8.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-42890 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.
- 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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