CVE-2023-1399: N6854A Geolocation Server versions 2.4.2 are vulnerable to untrusted data deserialization, which may allow a malicious actor to escalate privileges in the…

PriorityP261critical9.8CVSS 3.1

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EPSS

0.78%

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N6854A Geolocation Server versions 2.4.2 are vulnerable to untrusted data deserialization, which may allow a malicious actor to escalate privileges in the affected device’s default configuration and achieve remote code execution.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
keysight	n6854a_firmware	<= 2.4.2	—
keysight_technologies	n6854a_geolocation_server	<= 2.4.2	—

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

→Attack vector is local (AV:L) with low complexity and low privileges required — focus detection on local process execution, privilege escalation, and unexpected file/folder deletion on affected Geolocation Server hosts. ↗

·This vulnerability is NOT remotely exploitable — it requires local access, so network-based detection rules alone are insufficient. ↗
·No known public exploits exist for this vulnerability at time of advisory publication. ↗

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