CVE-2023-39457
Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Missing Authentication Vulnerability
Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Missing Authentication Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists due to the lack of user authentication. The issue results from missing authentication in the default system configuration. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20501.
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
CVE List Score used
Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Missing Authentication Vulnerability
Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Missing Authentication Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists due to the lack of user authentication. The issue results from missing authentication in the default system configuration. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20501.
- Record
CVE-2023-39457- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-43180
Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Missing Authentication Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists due to the lack of user authentication. The issue results from missing authentication in the default system configuration. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20501.
- Record
EUVD-2023-43180- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6q7m-wp3m-4734
Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Missing Authentication Vulnerability. This vulnerability...
Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Missing Authentication Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists due to the lack of user authentication. The issue results from missing authentication in the default system configuration. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20501.
- Record
GHSA-6q7m-wp3m-4734- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway Missing Authentication Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists due to the lack of user authentication. The issue results from missing authentication in the default system configuration. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20501.
- Record
CVE-2023-39457- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- 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-2023-39457 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Triangle Microworks Scada Data Gateway, published May 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.03%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.