CVE-2023-24022

Hard Coded Credential Crypt Vulnerability

10.0 Critical

Baicells Nova 227, Nova 233, and Nova 243 LTE TDD eNodeB devices with firmware through RTS/RTD 3.7.11.3 have hardcoded credentials that are easily discovered and can be used by remote attackers to authenticate via ssh. (The credentials are stored in the firmware, encrypted by the crypt function.)

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

1.60%Up 0.5 points since Jan 26, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

Hard Coded Credential Crypt Vulnerability

Record: CVE-2023-24022
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-28086 10.0

Record: EUVD-2023-28086
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqr2-p4fq-45vv 9.8

Baicells Nova 227, Nova 233, and Nova 243 LTE TDD eNodeB devices with firmware through RTS/RTD 3...

Record: GHSA-hqr2-p4fq-45vv
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 10.0

Record: CVE-2023-24022
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-24022 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Baicells Nova 227, published January 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.