Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-50244

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-12
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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
The Naxclow platform exposes a registration endpoint that accepts signed requests containing a batch prefix and an arbitrary caller-supplied account identifier, without validating any ownership relationship. Each call mints a new sequential device identifier and returns the current high-water counter value for the batch, allowing callers to measure and enumerate the active device space. The endpoint’s behavior enables precise fleet enumeration.

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 · high confidence

The Naxclow platform registration endpoint accepts signed requests with arbitrary caller-supplied account identifiers without validating ownership, allowing any caller to mint device identifiers for any batch and retrieve sequential high-water counter values, enabling precise fleet enumeration.

MitigationImplement ownership validation to ensure callers can only register devices for accounts they own, and restrict access to batch counter information to authorized users.

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

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

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  1. Identify Naxclow platform installation
    Search for Naxclow components in your environment: check for services named 'naxclow', look for naxclow configuration files, or search process lists for naxclow-related entries
    Affected if Naxclow platform is present in the environment
  2. Determine installed Naxclow version
    Examine version information from naxclow service binaries, configuration files, or API responses from the platform endpoints. Compare against the affected version range provided in CVE documentation
    Affected if The installed version falls within the vulnerable version range
  3. Verify registration endpoint accessibility
    Locate and access the registration endpoint (typically /register, /api/register, or similar path). Confirm the endpoint accepts signed requests with account identifier parameters
    Affected if The registration endpoint is accessible and accepts account identifier parameters without ownership validation
  4. Test for arbitrary account identifier acceptance
    Submit a signed registration request with a caller-supplied account identifier for a different account than the caller owns. Observe if the request succeeds and returns device identifiers or counter values
    Affected if The endpoint accepts and processes requests with arbitrary account identifiers without verifying the caller owns the specified account
  5. Check batch counter exposure
    Attempt to retrieve high-water counter values or sequential counter information for batches belonging to accounts the caller does not own
    Affected if Counter values for arbitrary batches are accessible to unauthorized callers

A user is affected if the Naxclow platform is deployed and its registration endpoint allows signed requests with caller-supplied account identifiers without ownership validation, exposing device identifiers and batch counters for accounts the caller does not own.

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 ownership validation to ensure callers can only register devices for accounts they own, and restrict access to batch counter information to authorized users.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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