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TI-2023-20874 Aliases CVE-2023-39982GHSA-jvqq-8f3q-54hg

MXsecurity Hardcoded Credential

Priority LOW 39CWE-321Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. The vulnerability may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This vulnerability is attributed to a hard-coded SSH host key, which might facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks and enable the decryption of SSH traffic.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00441 38th 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
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MoxaMXsecurity Series1.0 – 1.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • MXsecurity Series VendorMoxa Affected 1.0 – 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mxsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.1VulnerableMoxa
  • cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mxsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Moxa

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Moxa MXsecurity Series — moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-…

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-20871 MXsecurity Authentication BypassPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2023-20873 MXsecurity Device Information DisclosurePriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2023-20872 MXsecurity Authenticated Information Disclosure Due to SQL InjectionPriority LOW 36
    Show all 5 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-39982
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvqq-8f3q-54hg

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-20871 MXsecurity Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16408 MXsecurity Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16407 MXsecurity Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-20873 MXsecurity Device Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-04413 MXsecurity Use of Hard-coded Credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-04412 MXsecurity License Generation Function Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 8 →

Sources

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