Security Advisory

CVE-2023-40146

6.8
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.
Published Date April 17, 2024
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory