CVE-2023-4818
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.6 High
- Published
- Jan 15, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 7, 2023
Description
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature is correctly checked and only bootloader signed by PAX can be used.
The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.6 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
A920PAX Technology |
|
References
- https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/developmentvendor-advisory
- https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/technical-description
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/third-party-advisory
- https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/third-party-advisory
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