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CVE-2026-16454

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-07-21 · Last synced 2026-08-20

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Eclipse hawBit versions 1.0.3 and earlier are vulnerable to a privilege escalation flaw in the Direct Device Integration (DDI) Controller, allowing authenticated devices to bypass restrictions and access unauthorized firmware artifacts within the same tenant. This vulnerability poses a risk of unauthorized firmware downloads, potentially leading to system compromise. Organizations using affected versions should prioritize remediation to prevent exploitation of this authorization validation flaw.

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CVE
CVE-2026-16454
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
0.22%

Original NVD Description

In Eclipse hawkBit versions 1.0.3 and prior, a privilege escalation vulnerability (CWE-284 / CWE-862) has been identified in the Direct Device Integration (DDI) Controller. This vulnerability allows an authenticated device to escalate its permissions and bypass the strict boundaries of its assigned updates. Under normal operation, a device should be restricted strictly to the specific firmware artifacts explicitly assigned to it. However, this flaw enables any authenticated device to bypass this restriction and download any firmware artifact within the same tenant. This is not an authentication bypass; the requesting device must possess valid credentials for its respective tenant. Instead, the issue stems from a flaw in object-level authorization validation. A related, lower-severity helper issue exists in the listing software modules artifacts metadata endpoint. This endpoint does not enforce assignment checks, enabling an authenticated device to list and enumerate available firmware artifacts, which can facilitate targeted exfiltration using the main download authorization bypass.

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