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Eco DcApplication · Aten

CVE-2025-6685

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2025-09-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.2.116 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
ATEN eco DC Missing Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of ATEN eco DC. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web-based interface. The issue results from the lack of validating the assigned user role when handling requests. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-26647.

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 confidence

This is a broken access control vulnerability in ATEN eco DC's web interface where the application fails to validate the authenticated user's assigned role when handling certain requests. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to access privileged resources or functions that should be restricted to higher-privilege users, achieving privilege escalation.

MitigationApply vendor-provided patches for ATEN eco DC when available. In the interim, restrict network access to the web interface to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized privilege escalation attempts.

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
Eco DcApplication
Affected:< 1.2.116

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/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 checks

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  1. Identify ATEN Eco DC web interface exposure
    Determine if the ATEN Eco DC web interface is accessible on the network by checking for open HTTP/HTTPS ports on the server where the application is hosted.
    Affected if The web interface is exposed to untrusted networks without proper access controls.
  2. Check installed ATEN Eco DC version
    Locate the installed version of ATEN Eco DC by accessing the web interface's about or system information page, or by checking version files in the application installation directory if accessible.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 1.2.116.
  3. Verify role-based access control configuration
    Log into the web interface with a standard user account and attempt to access functions or pages that should be restricted to administrator or higher-privilege roles.
    Affected if A lower-privilege user can access resources or functions reserved for higher-privilege users.
  4. Review user role assignments
    Access the user management section of the web interface and enumerate the roles assigned to different user accounts to understand the privilege model.
    Affected if Multiple users exist with misaligned role permissions that allow privilege escalation.

A user is affected if the ATEN Eco DC version is below 1.2.116 and the web interface is accessible, particularly if lower-privilege users can access higher-privilege functions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.2.116 or later
Fixed in 1.2.116
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-provided patches for ATEN eco DC when available. In the interim, restrict network access to the web interface to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized privilege escalation attempts.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

1.2.116 or later

  1. Check the current installed version of ATEN eco DC by accessing the web-based management interface or system information page
  2. If the current version is below 1.2.116, download the updated version 1.2.116 or later from the official ATEN support portal
  3. Follow ATEN's standard upgrade procedure for eco DC, which typically involves uploading the firmware file through the web interface or using the appropriate upgrade tool
  4. After upgrading, verify that the new version (1.2.116 or higher) is installed by checking the system information
  5. Confirm that the authorization controls are now properly enforcing role-based access for all affected API endpoints

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Eco Dc Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing5.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $2,970
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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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