Vulnerability in Pax Technology A920

CVE-2023-4818

PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature is correctly checked and only bootloader signed by PAX can be used.  The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cvd@cert.pl (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory)
  • cvd@cert.pl (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory)
  • cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4818?
CVE-2023-4818 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pax Technology A920, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2024-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-4818?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4818 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.