Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2023 · Assigned by SWI
CVE-2023-40463Use of Hard-Coded Credentials
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity hard-coded credentials in ALEOS from SierraWireless. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
When configured in debugging mode by an authenticated user with administrative privileges, ALEOS 4.16 and earlier store the SHA512 hash of the common root password for that version in a directory accessible to a user with root privileges or equivalent access.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SierraWireless | ALEOS | 4.10 – through 4.160 – through 4.9.8 |
Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H