An Access Control issue discovered in Extreme Networks Switch Engine (EXOS) before…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-284Published · 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-284.
Summary
An Access Control issue discovered in Extreme Networks Switch Engine (EXOS) before 32.5.1.5, also fixed in 22.7, 31.7.2 allows attackers to gain escalated privileges using crafted telnet commands via Redis server.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00754 55th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:exos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 22.7; 31.7.0 to before 31.7.2; 32.0 to before 32.5.1.5 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:exos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 22.7; 31.7.0 to before 31.7.2; 32.0 to before 32.5.1.5 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43119
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w279-72w5-rrq7
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Extreme Networks Exos vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23099 An issue discovered in Extreme Networks Switch Engine (EXOS) before 32.5.1.5, before 22.7… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-23100 A Directory Traversal vulnerability discovered in Chalet application in Extreme Networks… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-23097 Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Chalet application in Extreme Networks… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-05974 The OSPF implementation in Extreme Networks EXOS does not consider the possibility of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-43119 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-43119 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w279-72w5-rrq7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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