Vulnerability in Paxtechnology Pax A930

CVE-2023-27197

PAX A930 device with PayDroid_7.1.1_Virgo_V04.5.02_20220722 can allow an attacker to gain root access by running a crafted binary leveraging an exported function from a shared library. The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% 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-2023-27197: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27197?
CVE-2023-27197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paxtechnology Pax A930. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-27197?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-27197 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.