CVE-2023-40460
Improper input leads to DoS
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
validate uploaded file names and types, which could potentially allow
an authenticated user to perform client-side script execution within
ACEManager, altering the device functionality until the device is
restarted.
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
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper input leads to DoS
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
validate uploaded file names and types, which could potentially allow
an authenticated user to perform client-side script execution within
ACEManager, altering the device functionality until the device is
restarted.
- Record
CVE-2023-40460- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-434, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45031
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
validate uploaded file names and types, which could potentially allow
an authenticated user to perform client-side script execution within
ACEManager, altering the device functionality until the device is
restarted.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45031- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fv86-7h6v-h3qg
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not validate uploaded file...
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
validate uploaded file names and types, which could potentially allow
an authenticated user to perform client-side script execution within
ACEManager, altering the device functionality until the device is
restarted.
- Record
GHSA-fv86-7h6v-h3qg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
validate uploaded file names and types, which could potentially allow
an authenticated user to perform client-side script execution within
ACEManager, altering the device functionality until the device is
restarted.
- Record
CVE-2023-40460- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40460 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Sierrawireless Aleos, published December 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.