CVE-2023-7342 (GCVE-0-2023-7342)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-02 18:27 – Updated: 2026-04-02 22:28
VLAI?
Title
Belden HiSecOS Web Server Privilege Escalation
Summary
HiSecOS web server versions 03.4.00 prior to 04.1.00 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users with operator or auditor roles to escalate privileges to the administrator role by sending specially crafted packets to the web server. Attackers can exploit this flaw to gain full administrative access to the affected device.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Belden Hirschmann HiSecOS EAGLE Affected: 03.4.00 , ≤ 04.1.00 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2023-01-30 00:00
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