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2 vulnerabilities found for A920 by PAX Technology
CVE-2023-4818 (GCVE-0-2023-4818)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2025-06-17 13:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.6 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development | vendor-advisory |
| https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/ | technical-description |
| https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ | third-party-advisory |
| https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAX Technology | A920 |
Affected:
0 , < A920_AP_Boot_Release_V5.14
(custom)
|
Date Public
2024-01-15 11:00
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CVE-2023-4818 (GCVE-0-2023-4818)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2025-06-17 13:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.6 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
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| https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/ | technical-description |
| https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ | third-party-advisory |
| https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ | third-party-advisory |
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAX Technology | A920 |
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|
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