CVE-2023-41920

July 2, 2024, 12:09 p.m.

9.8
Critical

Description

The vulnerability allows attackers access to the root account without having to authenticate. Specifically, if the device is configured with the IP address of 10.10.10.10, the root user is automatically logged in.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
UNKNOWN
  • []

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-305
Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.

References

https://advisories.ncsc.nl/advisory?id=NCSC-2024-0273

Tags

CWE-305
2024-07-02
cert@ncsc.nl
CVE-2023-41920

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: July 2, 2024, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified: July 2, 2024, 12:09 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cert@ncsc.nl

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