CVE-2023-40463 | BDVDB-2026-218327 Detail

SierraWirelessALEOS

Description#

When configured in debugging mode by an authenticated user with administrative privileges, ALEOS 4.16 and earlier store the SHA512 hash of the common root password for that version in a directory accessible to a user with root privileges or equivalent access.

Impact#

CAPEC-191 Read Sensitive Strings Within an Executable

Weaknesses#

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References#

https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.6KUVtE6w.dpbs

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-12-04Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-05-29Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-12-04
Last modified: 2025-05-29

Vendor information

Vendor: SierraWireless
Product: ALEOS

All SierraWireless vulnerabilities

Score

8.1 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 50.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Hard-coded Credentials

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 4.10 and <= 4.16
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
<= 4.9.8
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.1 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).