Missing Authentication for a Critical Function within the Kratos NGC Indoor Unit (IDU)…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Missing Authentication for a Critical Function within the Kratos NGC Indoor Unit (IDU) before 11.4 allows remote attackers to obtain arbitrary control of the IDU/ODU system. Any attacker with layer-3 network access to the IDU can impersonate the Touch Panel Unit (TPU) within the IDU by sending crafted TCP requests to the IDU.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00873 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:kratosdefense:ngc_indoor_unit_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 11.4 | Vulnerable | Kratosdefense |
| cpe:2.3:h:kratosdefense:ngc_indoor_unit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Kratosdefense |
- cpe:2.3:o:kratosdefense:ngc_indoor_unit_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.4 Vulnerable ·Kratosdefense
- cpe:2.3:h:kratosdefense:ngc_indoor_unit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Kratosdefense
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-36669
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcf4-5rjw-q56c
References
More Kratosdefense Ngc Indoor Unit Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-18485 A remotely exploitable command injection vulnerability was found on the Kratos NGC-IDU… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-36669 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-36669 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qcf4-5rjw-q56c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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