CVE-2026-1019
📋 TL;DR
The Police Statistics Database System developed by Gotac has a Missing Authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read, modify, and delete database contents through a specific functionality. This affects all deployments of the vulnerable Police Statistics Database System software.
💻 Affected Systems
- Police Statistics Database System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of sensitive police statistics data including unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of all database records, potentially leading to data manipulation, destruction, or exfiltration of sensitive law enforcement information.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive police statistics and operational data, with potential data manipulation or deletion affecting law enforcement operations and decision-making.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation and authentication controls are implemented, though the core vulnerability remains exploitable.
🎯 Exploit Status
Vulnerability allows unauthenticated access through specific functionality. No public exploit code mentioned in references.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not specified in provided references
Vendor Advisory: https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10638-0e44b-2.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Contact Gotac for patch information 2. Apply vendor-provided security updates 3. Restart affected services 4. Verify authentication is properly implemented
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Access Restriction
linuxRestrict network access to the Police Statistics Database System to authorized IP addresses only
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [PORT] -s [AUTHORIZED_IP] -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [PORT] -j DROP
Authentication Layer Implementation
allImplement additional authentication layer in front of the vulnerable functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the Police Statistics Database System in a separate network segment with strict access controls
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthenticated access to the vulnerable functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt to access database functionality without authentication. If successful, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check with vendor Gotac for version information and patch statusVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that authentication is required for all database access functionality and test that unauthenticated access attempts are rejected.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthenticated access attempts to database functionality
- Unusual database query patterns from unauthenticated sources
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful database access
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database traffic from unauthorized IP addresses
- Database queries from sources without authentication tokens
SIEM Query:
source="police_db" AND (event_type="database_access" AND auth_status="none")