Medium severity · published Sep 2, 2023
CVE-2023-39982
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1
5.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. The vulnerability may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This vulnerability is attributed to a hard-coded SSH host key, which might facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks and enable the decryption of SSH traffic.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MX
Mxsecurity · Moxa
through 1.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39982
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39982
Patch
https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-230403-mxsecurity-series-multiple-vulnerabilities
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