CVE-2025-14606
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through insecure deserialization in tiny-rdm's pickle decoding functionality. Attackers can exploit pickle.loads in pickle_convert.go to achieve remote code execution. Users of tiny-rdm up to version 1.2.5 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- tiny-rdm Tiny RDM
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise, data theft, and lateral movement within the network.
Likely Case
Remote code execution with attacker gaining the same privileges as the tiny-rdm process, potentially leading to data exposure and further system exploitation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation and least privilege principles are applied, though deserialization attacks could still cause service disruption.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used, though the vulnerability requires some technical knowledge to exploit effectively.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Monitor the tiny-rdm GitHub repository for security updates. 2. When a patched version becomes available, upgrade immediately. 3. Restart the tiny-rdm service after patching.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Isolation
allRestrict network access to tiny-rdm instances to only trusted sources
Use firewall rules to limit inbound connections to tiny-rdm port (default 6379)
Process Isolation
linuxRun tiny-rdm with minimal privileges in a container or isolated environment
docker run --read-only --cap-drop=ALL tiny-rdm
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate vulnerable instances
- Monitor for suspicious pickle deserialization attempts and implement application-level input validation
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check tiny-rdm version: tiny-rdm --version or examine package version. If version is 1.2.5 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
tiny-rdm --versionVerify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify version is above 1.2.5 and test pickle deserialization functionality with safe test data.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual pickle deserialization errors
- Unexpected process spawns from tiny-rdm
- Network connections to suspicious external IPs
Network Indicators:
- Malformed pickle data sent to tiny-rdm port
- Unexpected outbound connections from tiny-rdm process
SIEM Query:
process:tiny-rdm AND (event:deserialization_error OR process_spawn:unexpected)