ads-tec Industrial IT: Vertical privilege escalation via configuration table write
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A low privileged remote attacker can gain administrator privileges due to missing authorization at the insert path of the configuration table resulting in gaining full system access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ads-tec Industrial IT | DVG-IRF1401 | 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| ads-tec Industrial IT | DVG-IRF1421 | 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| ads-tec Industrial IT | DVG-IRF3401 | 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| ads-tec Industrial IT | DVG-IRF3421 | 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| ads-tec Industrial IT | DVG-IRF3801 | 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| ads-tec Industrial IT | DVG-IRF3821 | 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- DVG-IRF1401 Vendorads-tec Industrial IT Affected 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
- DVG-IRF1421 Vendorads-tec Industrial IT Affected 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
- DVG-IRF3401 Vendorads-tec Industrial IT Affected 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
- DVG-IRF3421 Vendorads-tec Industrial IT Affected 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
- DVG-IRF3801 Vendorads-tec Industrial IT Affected 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
- DVG-IRF3821 Vendorads-tec Industrial IT Affected 1.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA DVG-IRF1401 (ads-tec Industrial IT) Fixed in 2.3.0
- Fix · CNA DVG-IRF1421 (ads-tec Industrial IT) Fixed in 2.3.0
- Fix · CNA DVG-IRF3401 (ads-tec Industrial IT) Fixed in 2.3.0
- Fix · CNA DVG-IRF3421 (ads-tec Industrial IT) Fixed in 2.3.0
- Fix · CNA DVG-IRF3801 (ads-tec Industrial IT) Fixed in 2.3.0
- Fix · CNA DVG-IRF3821 (ads-tec Industrial IT) Fixed in 2.3.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ads-tec Industrial IT DVG-IRF1401, DVG-IRF1421 and 4 more products 2.3.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-12005 ads-tec Industrial IT: Privilege escalation during configuration importPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-12007 ads-tec Industrial IT: Account lockout via non-atomic user creationPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-12008 ads-tec Industrial IT: Post-login open redirect in the web interfacePriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5wj-mjq4-7p64
References
More ads-tec Industrial IT vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-12005 ads-tec Industrial IT: Privilege escalation during configuration import CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-12007 ads-tec Industrial IT: Account lockout via non-atomic user creation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-12008 ads-tec Industrial IT: Post-login open redirect in the web interface CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-14168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5wj-mjq4-7p64 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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