Advantech R-SeeNet Unauthenticated Read/Write
Priority HIGH 82CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Advantech R-SeeNet v2.4.23 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read from and write to the snmpmon.ini file, which contains sensitive information.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.18041 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed R-SeeNet (Advantech): 2.4.23
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA R-SeeNet (Advantech) Fixed in 2.4.23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5642
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4q58-qpcg-q4vf
References
More Advantech R-seenet vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04850 OS command injection in Advantech CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04846 Cross-site scripting in Advantech CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-03130 Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech R-SeeNet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03129 Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech R-SeeNet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02441 Advantech R-SeeNet Use of Hard-coded Credentials CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03131 Path traversal in Advantech R-SeeNet CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-5642 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5642 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4q58-qpcg-q4vf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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