Aikaan Remote Access Dashboard improper authentication

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Aikaan Remote Access. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Dashboard. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-57601. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Aikaan Remote Access (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

AiKaan Cloud Controller uses a single hardcoded SSH private key and the username `proxyuser` for remote terminal access to all managed IoT/edge devices. When an administrator initiates "Open Remote Terminal" from the AiKaan dashboard, the controller sends this same static private key to the target device. The device then uses it to establish a reverse SSH tunnel to a remote access server, enabling browser-based SSH access for the administrator. Because the same `proxyuser` account and SSH key are reused across all customer environments: - An attacker who obtains the key (e.g., by intercepting it in transit, extracting it from the remote access server, or from a compromised admin account) can impersonate any managed device. - They can establish unauthorized reverse SSH tunnels and interact with devices without the owner's consent. This is a design flaw in the authentication model: compromise of a single key compromises the trust boundary between the controller and devices.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-57601 since 08/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/24/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-30813). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Remote Access Software

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• Aikaan

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• Remote Access

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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