CVE-2023-40146

6.8 MEDIUM
Published: April 17, 2024 Modified: November 04, 2025
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Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Vendor Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0008/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
77th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77 CWE-798

Affected Vendors

peplink

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