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CVE-2023-46453

Published: May 8, 2026Updated: May 8, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-89
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 49.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Certain GL.iNet devices with 4.x firmware allow authentication bypass (resulting in administrative control of the device) via a username that is both a valid SQL statement and a valid regular expression. For example, this affects version 4.3.7 on GL-MT3000 GL-AR300M GL-B1300 GL-AX1800 GL-AR750S GL-MT2500 GL-AXT1800 GL-X3000 and GL-SFT1200.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-89

Affected Products

n/an/a
GL-A1300GL Tech (HK) Ltd.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
GL-AX1800GL Tech (HK) Ltd.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
GL-AXT1800GL Tech (HK) Ltd.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
GL-MT3000GL Tech (HK) Ltd.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
gl tech (hk) ltd.commercialHKHardware Firmwareaka gl tech hk
and 7 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51865
exploit-db.com
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177485/GliNet-4.x-Authentication-Bypass.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://github.com/0x1x02/GLiNet-Router-Auth-Bypass
github.com
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Timeline

Published
May 8, 2026
Last Updated
May 8, 2026

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