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TI-2023-19544 Aliases CVE-2023-38120GHSA-hqqq-wpr7-6m7c

OS command injection in Adtran SR400ac

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Adtran SR400ac ping Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adtran SR400ac routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ping command, which is available over JSON-RPC. A crafted host parameter can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-20525.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03887 90th 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
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdtranSR400ac10.8.8.1 & 10.8.5.1—No fix listedCNA
  • SR400ac VendorAdtran Affected 10.8.8.1 & 10.8.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:adtran:sr400ac_firmware:10.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.8.5.1VulnerableAdtran
cpe:2.3:o:adtran:sr400ac_firmware:10.8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.8.8.1VulnerableAdtran
cpe:2.3:h:adtran:sr400ac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAdtran
  • cpe:2.3:o:adtran:sr400ac_firmware:10.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.5.1 Vulnerable ·Adtran
  • cpe:2.3:o:adtran:sr400ac_firmware:10.8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Adtran
  • cpe:2.3:h:adtran:sr400ac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Adtran

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqqq-wpr7-6m7c
  3. 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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