Auth bypass in Max-Tech Max-G866ac

CVE-2023-2231

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MAXTECH MAX-G866ac 0.4.1_TBRO_20160314. This affects an unknown part of the component Remote Management. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-227001 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-2231: held from 0.020 to 0.020.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
  • youtu.be/fikdcK_xlS8 (media-coverage, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2231?
CVE-2023-2231 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Max-Tech Max-G866ac, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-2231?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.