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CVE-2023-40146

MEDIUM

6.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.8

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorPHYSICAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/17/2024

Last Modified11/4/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

peplink:smart_readerpeplink:smart_reader_firmware

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77CWE-798

References

https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256(talos-cna@cisco.com)

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868(talos-cna@cisco.com)

https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0008/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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