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GHSA-GPF7-58JV-MGGQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-05 00:31 – Updated: 2023-12-05 00:31

Details

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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 22:57 – Updated: 2025-05-29 13:43

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

URL

Tags

https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/secur…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	SierraWireless	ALEOS	Affected: 4.10 , ≤ 4.16 (Custom) Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.9.8 (Custom)

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GHSA-GPF7-58JV-MGGQ

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

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