CVE-2025-26706
📋 TL;DR
An improper privilege management vulnerability in ZTE GoldenDB allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond intended levels. This affects GoldenDB versions 6.1.03 through 6.1.03.07, potentially enabling attackers to gain administrative control over the database system.
💻 Affected Systems
- ZTE GoldenDB
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the GoldenDB instance with administrative privileges, allowing data theft, data manipulation, or disruption of database operations.
Likely Case
Privileged database users gaining unauthorized administrative access to perform unauthorized operations or access sensitive data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation, least privilege access controls, and monitoring are in place to detect privilege escalation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but appears to be straightforward based on the CWE-269 classification and CVSS score.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 6.1.03.07
Vendor Advisory: https://support.zte.com.cn/zte-iccp-isupport-webui/bulletin/detail/6999218053484646486
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review ZTE advisory for specific patching instructions. 2. Download and apply the latest GoldenDB patch from ZTE support. 3. Restart GoldenDB services. 4. Verify the patch is applied successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Database Access
allLimit network access to GoldenDB instances to only authorized users and systems using firewall rules.
Implement Least Privilege
allReview and minimize database user privileges to only what is necessary for their role.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate GoldenDB instances from untrusted networks
- Enhance monitoring and alerting for privilege escalation attempts and unusual administrative activities
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check GoldenDB version using the database administration interface or configuration files. If version is between 6.1.03 and 6.1.03.07 inclusive, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check GoldenDB documentation for version query commands specific to your deploymentVerify Fix Applied:
Verify GoldenDB version is 6.1.03.08 or higher after applying the patch.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege escalation events
- Administrative actions from non-admin accounts
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful privilege changes
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected database administrative connections
- Traffic patterns indicating privilege escalation attempts
SIEM Query:
GoldenDB logs showing user privilege changes OR administrative actions from non-administrative accounts