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GHSA-CWP2-C9H3-J78M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-20 18:30 – Updated: 2023-11-20 18:30

Details

Versions of INEA ME RTU firmware 3.36b and prior do not require authentication to the "root" account on the host system of the device. This could allow an attacker to obtain admin-level access to the host system.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-29155 (GCVE-0-2023-29155)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-20 16:28 – Updated: 2025-06-11 14:06

Title

INEA ME RTU Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Summary

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE- 306

Assigner

icscert

References

URL

Tags

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/i…

government-resource

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	INEA	ME RTU	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.36b (custom)

Date Public ?

2023-10-31 16:36

Credits

Floris Hendriks of Radboud University reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.

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GHSA-CWP2-C9H3-J78M

CVE-2023-29155 (GCVE-0-2023-29155)

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