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CVE-2023-40146
published 2024-04-17

CVE-2023-40146: A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument…

PriorityP357critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.44%
69.8th percentile
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected

2 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
peplinksmart_reader
peplinksmart_reader_firmware

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_oracle7.5HIGH
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