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CVE-2023-40460

Improper input leads to DoS

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 42nd percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 3.17.1HighEPSS percentile42nd0.5% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU, CSAF

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • SierraWireless ALEOSAffected: ≥ 4.10, ≤ 4.16Upgrade to: after 4.16Affected: ≤ 4.9.8Upgrade to: after 4.9.8Stated by: CVE record
  • Sierra Wireless Inc. ALEOSAffected: до 4.16 включительноUpgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not validate uploaded file names and types, which could potentially allow an authenticated user to perform client-side script execution within ACEManager, altering the device functionality until the device is restarted.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS42nd
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 42nd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 934 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Scored 7.1 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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