SYSTEM command execution via recoverable DBA credentials
Published Apr 22, 2026 · Updated Apr 22, 2026
Remote code execution in Raiffeisen Software GmbH ELBA5 5.8.0 allows remote attackers to run commands as SYSTEM through database access. The network database accepts default connector credentials, and a fixed AES key lets that account decrypt the DBA password in elbndba.connection. Network access to SQL Anywhere on TCP port 2640 is sufficient to call xp_cmdshell as DBA or insert an administrative backdoor account into BEDIENER.
Summary
What happened
Remote code execution in Raiffeisen Software GmbH ELBA5 5.8.0 allows remote attackers to run commands as SYSTEM through database access. The network database accepts default connector credentials, and a fixed AES key lets that account decrypt the DBA password in elbndba.connection. Network access to SQL Anywhere on TCP port 2640 is sufficient to call xp_cmdshell as DBA or insert an administrative backdoor account into BEDIENER.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2018-25272
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Vendor
- Raiffeisen Software GmbH
- Product
- ELBA5
- Classifications
- CWE-326, T1078, T1059.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=5.8.0
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Public exploit references
- ELBA5 5.8.0 Remote Code Executionfunctional · demonstrated
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