What is CVE-2023-24022?

CVE-2023-24022 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Baicells Nova 227, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2023-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-24022?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Baicells Nova 227

CVE-2023-24022

Baicells Nova 227, Nova 233, and Nova 243 LTE TDD eNodeB devices with firmware through RTS/RTD 3.7.11.3 have hardcoded credentials that are easily discovered and can be used by remote attackers to authenticate via ssh. (The credentials are stored in the firmware, encrypted by the crypt function.)

Published 2023-01-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

baicells.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6188324645780-2023-1-17-Hard-Coded-Crede… (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
img.baicells.com//Upload/20230118/FILE/BaiBS_RTS_3.7.11.6.IMG.IMG (Release Notes, patch, Vendor Advisory)
img.baicells.com//Upload/20230118/FILE/BaiBS_RTS_3.7.11.6_Changelog.PDF.pdf (release-notes, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24022?: CVE-2023-24022 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Baicells Nova 227, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2023-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-24022?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.