High severity · published Aug 29, 2023
CVE-2023-4346
KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
KNX devices that use KNX Connection Authorization and support Option 1 are, depending on the implementation, vulnerable to being locked and users being unable to reset them to gain access to the device. The BCU key feature on the devices can be used to create a password for the device, but this password can often not be reset without entering the current password. If the device is configured to interface with a network, an attacker with access to that network could interface with the KNX installation, purge all devices without additional security options enabled, and set a BCU key, locking the device. Even if a device is not connected to a network, an attacker with physical access to the device could also exploit this vulnerability in the same way.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jul 15, 2026
Federal remediation dueJul 29, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KP
KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 · KNX Association
0 · source: vendor, KEV
CA
Connection Authorization · Knx
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
U.S. CISA adds KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 and Oracle flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 and Oracle flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SonicWall and Microsoft flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaws added to the catalog are: The vulnerability CVE-2023-4346 (CVSS […]
Jul 17, 2026·Security Affairs
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2023-4346: KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 - KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism Vulnerability
KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 contains an overly restrictive account lockout mechanism vulnerability that could allow an attacker to purge all devices without additional security options enabled and set a BCU key to lock the device.
KPKNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1CVE-2023-4346
Jul 15, 2026·CISA KEV
Affected product
KP
KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1
KNX Association
