TI-2023-26871 Aliases CVE-2023-49228 GHSA-9vmm-rq94-phr7

An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0.

MEDIUM 64CWE-798Published 2023-12-28 · Updated 2024-11-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Physical
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
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-798.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. Console port authentication uses hard-coded credentials, which allows an attacker with physical access and sufficient knowledge to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00473 41st 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
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

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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:peplink:balance_two_firmware::::::::	before 8.4.0	Vulnerable	Peplink
cpe:2.3:h:peplink:balance_two:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Peplink

cpe:2.3:o:peplink:balance_two_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.4.0 Vulnerable ·Peplink
cpe:2.3:h:peplink:balance_two:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Peplink

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49228
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vmm-rq94-phr7

References

Exploit 1

https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf

Advisory 1

https://www.synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4

TI-2023-26873 An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-26870 An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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

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