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  "document": {
    "acknowledgments": [
      {
        "organization": "CERT@VDE",
        "summary": "coordination"
      },
      {
        "organization": "Cyberdefence Campus Domotics Hackathon 2026",
        "summary": "We would like to express our gratitude to the organisers of the Cyberdefence Campus Domotics Hackathon 2026 for their kind invitation to participate and for their responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities.",
        "urls": [
          "https://www.ar.admin.ch/en/news-cyd-campus-conference-2026-en"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "category": "csaf_security_advisory",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "en-GB",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "A vulnerability has been found in the firmware update process of SAUTER Building Controllers. The identified vulnerability could allow unauthorized code execution on affected controllers.",
        "title": "Summary"
      },
      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "On ecos504 (EY-RC504F***) and ecos505 (EY-RC505F***) update to firmware version 7.0.0. or newer. \n\nOn modu680-AS (EY6AS80F021), modu660-AS (EY6AS60F011)) and modu612-LC (EY6LC12F011), update to firmware version 4.0.0 or newer.\n\nContact your local SAUTER representative if you need further assistance.",
        "title": "Remediation"
      },
      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability may gain full control of the device, potentially affecting the operation, reliability, and security of connected building automation functions.",
        "title": "Impact"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "vendor",
      "contact_details": "psirt@sautergroup.com",
      "name": "Sauter AG",
      "namespace": "https://www.sauter-controls.com"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "VDE-2026-093: SAUTER: modulo 6 and EY-modulo 5 Vulnerability in Firmware update mechanism allowing remote code execution - HTML",
        "url": "https://certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-093"
      },
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "VDE-2026-093: SAUTER: modulo 6 and EY-modulo 5 Vulnerability in Firmware update mechanism allowing remote code execution - CSAF",
        "url": "https://sauter.csaf-tp.certvde.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/vde-2026-093.json"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Cyberdefence Campus Domotics Hackathon 2026",
        "url": "https://www.ar.admin.ch/en/news-cyd-campus-conference-2026-en"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Sauter Cybersecurity",
        "url": "https://www.sauter-controls.com/en/cybersecurity/"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "CERT@VDE Security Advisories for Sauter",
        "url": "https://certvde.com/de/advisories/vendor/sauter"
      }
    ],
    "title": "SAUTER: modulo 6 and EY-modulo 5 Vulnerability in Firmware update mechanism allowing remote code execution",
    "tracking": {
      "aliases": [
        "VDE-2026-093"
      ],
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-01T10:00:00.000Z",
      "generator": {
        "date": "2026-09-01T06:40:23.164Z",
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      "initial_release_date": "2026-09-01T10:00:00.000Z",
      "revision_history": [
        {
          "date": "2026-09-01T10:00:00.000Z",
          "number": "1.0.0",
          "summary": "Initial revision"
        }
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      "status": "final",
      "version": "1.0.0"
    }
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        "name": "Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition"
      },
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        {
          "category": "description",
          "text": "A service running on the affected products contains a potential Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition.\nAn unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this race condition to bypass intended security controls.\nThis may result in the execution of unauthorized code.",
          "title": "CVE description"
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          "CSAFPID-32002",
          "CSAFPID-32003",
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          "CSAFPID-32005"
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          "CSAFPID-31006",
          "CSAFPID-31007",
          "CSAFPID-31008"
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      },
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        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - 9.3 / Critical",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
        }
      ],
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          "group_ids": [
            "CSAFGID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
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          "details": "Update modulo 6 affected products with Firmware Version 4.0.0 or higher and enable the downgrade protection.",
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            "CSAFPID-31004",
            "CSAFPID-31005",
            "CSAFPID-31006"
          ]
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        {
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            "CSAFPID-31008"
          ]
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            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 9.8,
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            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "environmentalScore": 9.8,
            "environmentalSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "temporalScore": 9.8,
            "temporalSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
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            "CSAFPID-31005",
            "CSAFPID-31006",
            "CSAFPID-31007",
            "CSAFPID-31008"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "title": "TOCTOU Vulnerability in file exchange"
    }
  ]
}