What is CVE-2023-40462?

CVE-2023-40462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-40462?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos

CVE-2023-40462

The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not perform input sanitization during authentication, which could potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of becoming unavailable.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion

References

security@sierrawireless.com (Vendor Advisory)
security@sierrawireless.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40462?: CVE-2023-40462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-40462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.