OpenNDS, as used in Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.17.0.12 and other products, allows…
Priority LOW 35CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
OpenNDS, as used in Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.17.0.12 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, daemon crash, and Captive Portal outage) via a GET request to /opennds_auth/ that lacks a custom query string parameter and client-token.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01103 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sierrawireless:aleos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.17.0.12 | Vulnerable | SierraWireless |
| cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:lx40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SierraWireless |
| cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:lx60:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SierraWireless |
| cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:mp70:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SierraWireless |
| cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:rv50x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SierraWireless |
| cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:rv55:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SierraWireless |
- cpe:2.3:o:sierrawireless:aleos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.17.0.12 Vulnerable ·SierraWireless
- cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:lx40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SierraWireless
- cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:lx60:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SierraWireless
- cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:mp70:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SierraWireless
- cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:rv50x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SierraWireless
- cpe:2.3:h:sierrawireless:rv55:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SierraWireless
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38321
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7246-m99m-q4pq
References
More SierraWireless Aleos vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-03029 Unrestricted file upload in Sierra Wireless KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-23056 OS command injection in ALEOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-23057 Information disclosure in ALEOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2019-08887 The ACENet service in Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.4.9, 4.5.x through 4.9.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07273 A vulnerability in Sierra Wireless AirLink GX400, GX440, ES440, and LS300 routers with… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-02557 Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.4.2 on AirLink ES, GX, and LS devices has hardcoded root… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2023-38321 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-38321 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7246-m99m-q4pq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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