Description

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-49228

CVSS Base Severity: LOW

CVSS Base Score: 0.0

Affected Products

Vendor: n/a

Product: n/a

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 30.19% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf

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