What is CVE-2023-45226?

CVE-2023-45226 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip Next Spk, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-45226?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-45226 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in F5 Big-ip Next Spk

CVE-2023-45226

The BIG-IP SPK TMM (Traffic Management Module) f5-debug-sidecar and f5-debug-sshd containers contains hardcoded credentials that may allow an attacker with the ability to intercept traffic to impersonate the SPK Secure Shell (SSH) server…

EPSS: 0.006 (69.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip Next Spk — versions 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000135874 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45226?: CVE-2023-45226 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip Next Spk, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-45226?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45226 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.