Shell privilege escalation in Nokia 1830 Global Express (GX)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Nokia 1830 Global Express (GX) is affected in G42, GX G31, GX G32, GX G34 releases prior to GX r9.0. Improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the administrative shell interface lets an authenticated local attacker with restricted shell access bypass local security restrictions and gain root access on the device.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Nokia 1830 Global Express GX is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation vulnerability which exists in the administrative shell interface. An authenticated local attacker with restricted shell access can exploit this vulnerability to bypass local security restrictions and gain root access on the device.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nokia | Nokia 1830 Global Express (GX) | G42, GX G31, GX G32, GX G34 releases prior to GX r9.0. | r9.0 and later releases | Patch available | CNA |
- Nokia 1830 Global Express (GX) VendorNokia Affected G42, GX G31, GX G32, GX G34 releases prior to GX r9.0. Fixed in r9.0 and later releases Patch available CNA
Remediation
The fix is in r9.0 and later releases. The sources list no advisory identifier for this fix.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Nokia 1830 Global Express (GX) (Nokia) Fixed in r9.0 and later releases
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34484
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-v8jh-96j5-p668
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Nokia vulnerabilities
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- TI-2022-11485 An issue was discovered in Nokia NetAct 22 through the Administration of Measurements… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-11484 An issue was discovered in Nokia NetAct 22. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-21971 Nokia Service Router Operating System (SR OS) 22.10 and SR Linux, when error-handling… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-16599 Nokia Fastmile 3tg00118abad52 devices shipped by Optus are shipped with a default… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2022-22690 Nokia Broadcast Message Center (BMC) before 13.1 allows an unauthenticated remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-34484 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-34484 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8jh-96j5-p668 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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