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CVE-2023-25646

Status: AnalyzedMedium (6.4)—

There is an unauthorized access vulnerability in ZTE H388X. If H388X is caused by brute-force serial port cracking,attackers with common user permissions can use this vulnerability to obtain elevated permissions on the affected device by performing specific operations.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

ZTE — Zxhn H388x Firmware

CWEs

References

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