CVE-2023-4818
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature...
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature is correctly checked and only bootloader signed by PAX can be used.
The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- 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
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature is correctly checked and only bootloader signed by PAX can be used.
The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-4818- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature is correctly checked and only bootloader signed by PAX can be used.
The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-4818- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54661
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature is correctly checked and only bootloader signed by PAX can be used.
The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54661- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpqw-739g-5cvm
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature...
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature is correctly checked and only bootloader signed by PAX can be used.
The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-hpqw-739g-5cvm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-74
- 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-2023-4818 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Pax Technology A920, published January 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.