CVE-2023-40463 (GCVE-0-2023-40463)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 22:57 – Updated: 2025-05-29 13:43
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
SWI
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SierraWireless ALEOS Affected: 4.10 , ≤ 4.16 (Custom)
Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.9.8 (Custom)
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