Cyclone Data Distribution ServiceApplication · Eclipse

CVE-2025-67109

CRITICAL · 10.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 0.10.5 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
Improper verification of the time certificate in Eclipse Cyclone DDS before v0.10.5 allows attackers to bypass certificate checks and execute commands with System privileges.

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

Eclipse Cyclone DDS before v0.10.5 contains a flaw in certificate time validation where the implementation does not properly verify certificate expiration or validity timestamps. This allows attackers to present expired, revoked, or manipulated certificates that bypass authentication checks, ultimately enabling command execution with System-level privileges.

MitigationUpgrade Eclipse Cyclone DDS to version 0.10.5 or later. Additionally, implement certificate chain validation and revocation checking if not already present in the deployment architecture.

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
Cyclone Data Distribution ServiceApplication
Affected:< 0.10.5

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Eclipse Cyclone DDS installation
    Locate the Cyclone DDS installation directory and check for version information files (such as VERSION, About dialog, or library version strings) or use package manager queries if installed via package managers
    Affected if The installed version is below 0.10.5
  2. Determine if TLS security is enabled
    Review Cyclone DDS configuration files (typically XML or JSON format in the config directory) for security settings related to TLS, SSL, or certificate-based authentication
    Affected if TLS/certificate-based authentication is configured and active in the deployment
  3. Inspect certificate configuration settings
    Examine the security configuration for any defined certificate paths, certificate verification flags, or trust store settings that govern how certificates are validated
    Affected if Certificate validation settings exist in the configuration and are used for peer authentication

A user is affected if Eclipse Cyclone DDS version is below 0.10.5 and TLS/certificate-based authentication is enabled in the Cyclone DDS configuration, as this combination allows the certificate time validation flaw to be exploitable.

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 0.10.5 or later
Fixed in 0.10.5
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Eclipse Cyclone DDS to version 0.10.5 or later. Additionally, implement certificate chain validation and revocation checking if not already present in the deployment architecture.

Recommended fix High confidence

v0.10.5

  1. Identify the current version of Cyclone Data Distribution Service in use
  2. Download Eclipse Cyclone DDS version 0.10.5 or later from the official Eclipse foundation repository
  3. Stop all services running instances of Cyclone DDS
  4. Backup current configuration files and data
  5. Install the updated Cyclone DDS version 0.10.5
  6. Restore or update configuration files as needed for the new version
  7. Restart Cyclone DDS services
  8. Verify the service is running correctly and certificate validation is functioning

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

Fix this in Cyclone Data Distribution Service Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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