CVE-2023-4818
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.6)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.66%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 50
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-74
- CWE-74
Referencias
- https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/
- https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/
- https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development
- https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/
- https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/
- https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development
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