CVE-2023-31279
Improper Authentication
The AirVantage platform is vulnerable to an unauthorized attacker registering previously unregistered devices on the AirVantage platform when the owner has not disabled the AirVantage Management Service on the devices or registered the device. This could enable an attacker to configure, manage, and execute AT commands on an unsuspecting user’s devices.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Authentication
The AirVantage platform is vulnerable to an unauthorized attacker registering previously unregistered devices on the AirVantage platform when the owner has not disabled the AirVantage Management Service on the devices or registered the device. This could enable an attacker to configure, manage, and execute AT commands on an unsuspecting user’s devices.
- Record
CVE-2023-31279- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-35593
The AirVantage platform is vulnerable to an unauthorized attacker registering previously unregistered devices on the AirVantage platform when the owner has not disabled the AirVantage Management Service on the devices or registered the device. This could enable an attacker to configure, manage, and execute AT commands on an unsuspecting user’s devices.
- Record
EUVD-2023-35593- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq62-7rf2-mhcm
The AirVantage platform is vulnerable to an unauthorized attacker registering previously...
The AirVantage platform is vulnerable to an unauthorized attacker registering previously unregistered devices on the AirVantage platform when the owner has not disabled the AirVantage Management Service on the devices or registered the device. This could enable an attacker to configure, manage, and execute AT commands on an unsuspecting user’s devices.
- Record
GHSA-pq62-7rf2-mhcm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The AirVantage platform is vulnerable to an unauthorized attacker registering previously unregistered devices on the AirVantage platform when the owner has not disabled the AirVantage Management Service on the devices or registered the device. This could enable an attacker to configure, manage, and execute AT commands on an unsuspecting user’s devices.
- Record
CVE-2023-31279- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-31279 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Sierra Wireless Airvantage, Airvantage-capable Devices: All Sierra Wireless Devices., published December 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.