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CVE-2023-40463

Published: Dec 4, 2023

Modified: May 29, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.1

HIGH

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

SierraWireless

ALEOS

affected
4.10 - <= 4.16
affected
0 - <= 4.9.8

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-798

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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