CVE-2023-40146
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.8 Medium
- Published
- Apr 17, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Reserved
- Nov 22, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Smart ReaderPeplink |
|
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868
- 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
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0008/
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868
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