CVE-2023-40462
Improper input leads to DoS
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
perform input sanitization during authentication, which could
potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for
ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager
recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of
becoming unavailable.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
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
perform input sanitization during authentication, which could
potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for
ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager
recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of
becoming unavailable.
- Record
CVE-2023-40462- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45033
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
perform input sanitization during authentication, which could
potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for
ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager
recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of
becoming unavailable.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45033- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2fh4-45ph-7q27
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not perform input sanitization during...
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
perform input sanitization during authentication, which could
potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for
ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager
recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of
becoming unavailable.
- Record
GHSA-2fh4-45ph-7q27- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not
perform input sanitization during authentication, which could
potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for
ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager
recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of
becoming unavailable.
- Record
CVE-2023-40462- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- 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-2023-40462 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.