CVE-2025-55373
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 · uneditedIncorrect access control in Beakon Application before v5.4.3 allows authenticated attackers with low-level privileges to escalate privileges and execute commands with Administrator rights.
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 confidenceThis is an incorrect access control vulnerability in Beakon Application versions prior to v5.4.3. Authenticated users with low-level privileges can exploit the flaw to escalate their privileges to Administrator level and execute commands with full administrative rights.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 5.4.3CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 installed Beakon Application versionLocate the Beakon Application installation and retrieve its version number from the application itself, its installation directory, or the software inventory systemAffected if The installed version is lower than 5.4.3
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Verify presence of non-administrative user accountsQuery the user directory or Beakon user database to enumerate accounts with roles other than AdministratorAffected if There are authenticated users with roles below Administrator level in the system
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Check privilege assignment configurationsExamine the role-based access control (RBAC) settings or user permission matrix within Beakon to identify privilege boundaries between standard and admin rolesAffected if The system allows low-privilege authenticated users to access privileged functions or endpoints
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Review audit logs for privilege escalation attemptsSearch Beakon application and system logs for failed authorization attempts, privilege changes, or administrative action sequences initiated by standard usersAffected if Logs show authenticated users with low-level privileges performing actions reserved for Administrator roles
The environment is affected if Beakon Application version is below 5.4.3 AND the system has user accounts with privileges below Administrator level that could be escalated.
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.
dbcve · scoped5.4.3
Upgrade Beakon Application to version 5.4.3 or later to remediate the privilege escalation vulnerability.
Beakon v5.4.3
- Back up the current Beakon application configuration and data before upgrading
- Download Beakon version 5.4.3 from the official vendor source (beakon.com.au)
- Stop the Beakon application services
- Install version 5.4.3 following the vendor's standard upgrade procedure
- Restart the Beakon application services
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the application version and testing that the access control vulnerability is remediated
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2025-55373 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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