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CVE-2023-46456

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell...

9.8 Critical

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell commands through the OpenVPN client file upload functionality.

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
High

Exploit likelihood

24.7%Up 24.7 points since Dec 13, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell commands through the OpenVPN client file upload functionality.

Record
CVE-2023-46456
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-74
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell commands through the OpenVPN client file upload functionality.

Record
CVE-2023-46456
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50672 No score

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell commands through the OpenVPN client file upload functionality.

Record
EUVD-2023-50672
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2r38-xghh-6j8m 9.8

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell...

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell commands through the OpenVPN client file upload functionality.

Record
GHSA-2r38-xghh-6j8m
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-74
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2023-46456 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Gl-inet Gl-ar300m Firmware, published December 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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