Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

2024-04-17T12:55:47.083Z

Last Modified :

2025-11-04T18:16:38.419Z

Source :

talos
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40146 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Peplink
  • Smart Reader
  • Smart Reader Firmware
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2023-40146.

URL Resource
https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0008/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868 cve-icon
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