CVE-2023-49253
Predefined root password
Root user password is hardcoded into the device and cannot be changed in the user interface.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Root user password is hardcoded into the device and cannot be changed in the user interface.
- Record
CVE-2023-49253- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Predefined root password
Root user password is hardcoded into the device and cannot be changed in the user interface.
- Record
CVE-2023-49253- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53255
Root user password is hardcoded into the device and cannot be changed in the user interface.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53255- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mm6p-hjx4-8rx3
Root user password is hardcoded into the device and cannot be changed in the user interface.
Root user password is hardcoded into the device and cannot be changed in the user interface.
- Record
GHSA-mm6p-hjx4-8rx3- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2023-49253 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Hongdian H8951-4g-esp, published January 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.