CVE-2023-46685 (GCVE-0-2023-46685)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-08 15:22 – Updated: 2025-11-04 17:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A hard-coded password vulnerability exists in the telnetd functionality of LevelOne WBR-6013 RER4_A_v3411b_2T2R_LEV_09_170623. A set of specially crafted network packets can lead to arbitrary command execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-08 16:47 UTC
CWE
- CWE-259 - Use of Hard-coded Password
Assigner
References
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LevelOne | WBR-6013 |
Affected:
RER4_A_v3411b_2T2R_LEV_09_170623
|
guessed | |
| realtek | rtl819x_software_development_kit |
Affected:
3.4.11
cpe:2.3:a:realtek:rtl819x_software_development_kit:3.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| level_one | wbr6013 |
Affected:
rer4_a_v3411b_2t2r_lev_09_170623
cpe:2.3:a:level_one:wbr6013:rer4_a_v3411b_2t2r_lev_09_170623:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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