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CVE-2026-1023

High

Statistics Database System developed by Gotac has a Missing Authentication vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to directly exploit a specific functionality to query database conte

CWE-306 — Weakness Type

                    Published: Jan 16, 2026                      ·  Modified: Feb 28, 2026                      ·  Source: NVD                

CVSS v3

7.5

🔗 NVD Official

📄 Description (English)

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-1023 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Gotac's Statistics Database System that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly query database contents without credentials. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and no exploit currently available, this vulnerability poses significant risk to organizations relying on this system for sensitive data management. Immediate patching is strongly recommended to prevent unauthorized data access and potential compliance violations.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 3, 2026 10:17

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment

This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi government agencies (NCA, GOSI), banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), healthcare providers (MOH), and energy sector (Saudi Aramco) if they utilize Gotac's Statistics Database System for operational or analytical purposes. The missing authentication control could expose sensitive statistical data, financial records, health information, or operational metrics to unauthorized access. Organizations in the telecommunications sector (STC, Mobily) and financial services are particularly vulnerable if this system is used for business intelligence or regulatory reporting.

🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors

Government Banking Healthcare Energy Telecommunications Financial Services Insurance

🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1566 - Phishing (if credentials harvested post-breach) T1526 - Reconnaissance T1526.001 - Cloud Service Discovery T1087 - Account Discovery T1526.002 - Enumerate Cloud Resources

⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)

8.2

/ 10.0

🔧 Remediation Steps (English)

1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:

   - Identify all instances of Gotac Statistics Database System in your environment

   - Isolate affected systems from untrusted networks or implement network segmentation

   - Enable comprehensive logging and monitoring for database access attempts

   - Review access logs for unauthorized query attempts since deployment



2. PATCHING GUIDANCE:

   - Apply the available patch from Gotac immediately to all affected instances

   - Test patches in non-production environments first

   - Schedule maintenance windows for production deployment

   - Verify patch application and restart services



3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):

   - Implement network-level access controls (firewall rules) to restrict database access to authorized IPs only

   - Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthenticated database queries

   - Implement VPN/bastion host requirements for all database access

   - Enable database-level authentication enforcement at the application layer



4. DETECTION RULES:

   - Monitor for HTTP/database requests without valid authentication tokens

   - Alert on direct database queries from unexpected source IPs

   - Track failed authentication attempts and successful unauthenticated access

   - Implement IDS/IPS signatures for Gotac Statistics Database System exploitation patterns

🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)

1. الإجراءات الفورية:

   - تحديد جميع نسخ نظام قاعدة بيانات الإحصائيات من Gotac في بيئتك

   - عزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن الشبكات غير الموثوقة أو تطبيق تقسيم الشبكة

   - تفعيل السجلات الشاملة والمراقبة لمحاولات الوصول إلى قاعدة البيانات

   - مراجعة سجلات الوصول للكشف عن محاولات الاستعلام غير المصرح بها منذ النشر



2. إرشادات التصحيح:

   - تطبيق التصحيح المتاح من Gotac فوراً على جميع النسخ المتأثرة

   - اختبار التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج أولاً

   - جدولة نوافذ الصيانة لنشر الإنتاج

   - التحقق من تطبيق التصحيح وإعادة تشغيل الخدمات



3. الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):

   - تطبيق ضوابط الوصول على مستوى الشبكة (قواعد جدار الحماية) لتقييد وصول قاعدة البيانات إلى عناوين IP المصرح بها فقط

   - نشر قواعد جدار تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر الاستعلامات غير المصرح بها

   - تطبيق متطلبات VPN/bastion host لجميع عمليات الوصول إلى قاعدة البيانات

   - تفعيل فرض المصادقة على مستوى قاعدة البيانات على طبقة التطبيق



4. قواعد الكشف:

   - مراقبة طلبات HTTP/قاعدة البيانات بدون رموز مصادقة صحيحة

   - تنبيهات الاستعلامات المباشرة لقاعدة البيانات من عناوين IP غير متوقعة

   - تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة والوصول الناجح غير المصرح به

   - تطبيق توقيعات IDS/IPS لأنماط استغلال نظام قاعدة بيانات الإحصائيات من Gotac

📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping

🟢 NCA ECC 2024

ECC 2024 A.9.2.1 - User registration and access rights management ECC 2024 A.9.4.3 - Password management system requirements ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event logging requirements

🔵 SAMA CSF

SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Software inventory and asset management SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access control policy and procedures SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access rights and privileges management SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - System monitoring and anomaly detection

🟡 ISO 27001:2022

ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access control ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - User access management ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - User responsibilities ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Logging

🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1

PCI DSS 2.1 - Default security parameters PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates PCI DSS 7.1 - Limit access to system components PCI DSS 10.2 - User access logging

🔗 References & Sources 2

🔗

https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10640-0fd0b-2.html

twcert@cert.org.tw

Third Party Advisory

🔗

https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10639-813ad-1.html

twcert@cert.org.tw

Third Party Advisory

📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries

gotac:statistics_database_system

📊 CVSS Score

7.5

/ 10.0 — High

📊 CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorN — None / Network

Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local

Privileges RequiredN — None / Network

User InteractionN — None / Network

ScopeU — Unchanged

ConfidentialityH — High

IntegrityN — None / Network

AvailabilityN — None / Network

📋 Quick Facts

Severity High

CVSS Score7.5

CWECWE-306

EPSS0.04%

Exploit No

Patch ✓ Yes

Published 2026-01-16

Source Feed nvd

🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score

8.2

/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk

Priority: CRITICAL

🏷️ Tags

CWE-306

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