CVE-2023-40463

HIGH

Sierra Wireless ALEOS < 4.16.0 - Hard-coded Root Password Hash Exposure

Title source: llm

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory

https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.6KUVtE6w.dpbs

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.0063

EPSS Percentile 45.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-798

Status published

Products (1)

sierrawireless/aleos < 4.16.0

Published Dec 04, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026