Improper access control in hiawatha - CVE-2025-57784
Published: September 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115190
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-57784
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Hiawatha
Affected software:
hiawatha
hiawatha
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the use of strcmp in the handle_admin function. A local attacker can perform timing attack and access the management client.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-57784
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.