An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0.
Priority LOW 38CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. Command injection in the traceroute feature of the administration console allows users with admin privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03423 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49226
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3jw-c3vp-jg36
References
More Peplink Balance Two Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-26871 An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2023-26873 An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14857 Peplink Balance before 8.1.0rc1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to download PHP… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-26872 An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-49226 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-49226 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3jw-c3vp-jg36 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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