CVE-2023-49228

low-risk
Published 2023-12-28

An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. Console port authentication uses hard-coded credentials, which allows an attacker with physical access and sufficient knowledge to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.4/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Balance Two Firmware

Affected Vendors

Peplink

References (4)

Third Party Advisory https://www.synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4
Exploit https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple...
Third Party Advisory https://www.synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4
Exploit https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple...
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low-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal