Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-68882

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Scalenut Scalenut scalenut allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Scalenut: from n/a through <= 1.1.5.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in Scalenut allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability stems from improper or missing authorization checks that permit unauthorized access to sensitive functionality or data.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on all endpoints and functions, enforce role-based access control (RBAC), and conduct a comprehensive access control review to identify and remediate all misconfigured security levels.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 Scalenut installation
    Search for Scalenut application components, services, or dependencies in your environment using inventory or deployment documentation
    Affected if Scalenut software is present in the environment
  2. Locate authorization configuration
    Review Scalenut configuration files, environment variables, or access control settings for any authorization-related parameters or role definitions
    Affected if Authorization settings are absent, misconfigured, or use overly permissive defaults
  3. Enumerate accessible endpoints
    Map all exposed API endpoints, web routes, or service interfaces provided by Scalenut and verify which ones enforce authorization checks
    Affected if Sensitive endpoints lack authorization enforcement or accept all requests without validation
  4. Inspect role-based access control
    Examine RBAC policies, user roles, permission matrices, or security level definitions within Scalenut configuration
    Affected if Roles are undefined, improperly scoped, or fail to restrict access to privileged functionality
  5. Test for privilege escalation
    Attempt to access higher-privilege functions or data using a low-privilege or unauthenticated account
    Affected if Unauthorized access is granted to functionality that should require elevated permissions
  6. Review audit logs
    Check Scalenut access logs or security event logs for requests that bypassed authorization checks or accessed restricted resources
    Affected if Logs show requests accessing protected resources without proper authorization credentials

A user is affected if Scalenut is deployed and any endpoint or function lacks proper authorization controls or uses misconfigured security levels.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authorization checks on all endpoints and functions, enforce role-based access control (RBAC), and conduct a comprehensive access control review to identify and remediate all misconfigured security levels.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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