Vulnerability in Moxa Mxsecurity
CVE-2023-39982
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. The vulnerability may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This vulnerability is attributed to a hard-coded SSH host key, which might facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks and enable the decryption of SSH traffic.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (37.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Moxa Mxsecurity
- Moxa Mxsecurity Series — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-230403-mxsecurit… (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-39982?
- CVE-2023-39982 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Mxsecurity, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-39982?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-39982 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.