CVE-2025-57602
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 · uneditedInsufficient hardening of the proxyuser account in the AiKaan IoT management platform, combined with the use of a shared, hardcoded SSH private key, allows remote attackers to authenticate to the cloud controller, gain interactive shell access, and pivot into other connected IoT devices. This can lead to remote code execution, information disclosure, and privilege escalation across customer environments.
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 confidenceThe AiKaan IoT management platform contains a hardcoded SSH private key used by a default proxyuser account. Attackers can use this key to authenticate to the cloud controller, obtain shell access, and pivot to connected IoT devices, leading to RCE and privilege escalation.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 AiKaan IoT platform installationSearch for AiKaan installation directories, common paths include /opt/aikaan, /home/aikaan, or check running processes for aikaan-related servicesAffected if AiKaan IoT platform is installed and the hardcoded SSH key is present
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Locate hardcoded SSH private keySearch for SSH private keys in typical locations: /root/.ssh/, /home/proxyuser/.ssh/, /opt/aikaan/keys/, or within application configuration filesAffected if A private key file is found in expected default locations for the proxyuser account
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Verify proxyuser account existenceCheck system accounts for 'proxyuser' using 'cat /etc/passwd | grep proxyuser' or 'id proxyuser'Affected if The proxyuser account exists and is enabled on the system
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Check SSH authorized_keys for proxyuserExamine /home/proxyuser/.ssh/authorized_keys or similar paths for the hardcoded public key that pairs with the private keyAffected if The authorized_keys file contains the default hardcoded key
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Review SSH authentication logsCheck /var/log/auth.log, /var/log/secure, or journalctl for sshd events; look for successful logins from unusual IPs using the proxyuser accountAffected if Successful SSH logins are observed using the proxyuser account from unexpected sources
If the AiKaan IoT platform is installed with the default proxyuser account and the hardcoded SSH private key is present and usable, the environment is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote access.
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 dataImmediately rotate the hardcoded SSH private key, disable or properly harden the proxyuser account, and audit for lateral movement across connected IoT devices.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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