CVE-2025-55068
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 · uneditedDover Fueling Solutions ProGauge MagLink LX4 Devices fail to handle Unix time values beyond a certain point. An attacker can manually change the system time to exploit this limitation, potentially causing errors in authentication and leading to a denial-of-service condition.
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 confidenceDover Fueling Solutions ProGauge MagLink LX4 devices contain a time handling flaw where the system fails to process Unix time values beyond a certain threshold. An attacker with the ability to manually modify the system clock can trigger this limitation, causing authentication mechanism failures and resulting in denial-of-service.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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 device modelAccess the device web interface or check the device label to confirm the exact model is ProGauge MagLink LX4Affected if Device is not a ProGauge MagLink LX4 model
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Check physical access controlsInspect the device location and enclosure to determine if unauthorized physical access to the device is possibleAffected if Physical access to the device is not restricted or controlled
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Verify time configuration accessExamine the device management interface or configuration settings to determine if the system clock can be modified without authentication or with low-privilege accessAffected if Time configuration is accessible without proper authentication or administrative controls
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Review current system timeAccess the device status or diagnostics page to view the current Unix timestamp being used by the systemAffected if The system time is at or approaching a value that may trigger the processing limitation (compare your reading to known Unix time thresholds for the device)
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Test authentication with time modificationIf authorized and in a controlled test environment, attempt to modify the system clock to a high Unix time value and observe if authentication mechanisms failAffected if Authentication fails or becomes unreliable when system time is set to high values
Your environment is affected if you are running a ProGauge MagLink LX4 device where the system clock can be modified and the device handles Unix time values beyond the problematic threshold, leading to authentication failures.
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-supplied firmware patch when available; implement physical and administrative controls to restrict access to device time configuration; consider network segmentation to limit attack surface on ICS equipment.
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