CVE-2023-40463
Use of Hard-Coded Credentials
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Use of Hard-Coded Credentials
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-40463- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45034
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45034- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpf7-58jv-mggq
When configured in debugging mode by an authenticated user with administrative...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gpf7-58jv-mggq- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-40463- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- 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-2023-40463 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) 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 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.