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Medium severity · published Nov 28, 2023
CVE-2023-5960
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the hotspot feature of the Zyxel USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.37 and VPN series firmware versions 4.30…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the hotspot feature of the Zyxel USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.37 and VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.37 could allow an authenticated local attacker to access the system files on an affected device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZL
Zld · Zyxel
4.50 through 5.37; 4.30 through 5.37 · source: NVD
Affected product
ZL
Zld
Zyxel
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5960
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5960
Vendor Advisory
https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-firewalls-and-aps
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