Vulnerability record

CVE-2023-49897

FXC AE1021, AE1021PE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run AE1021, AE1021PE, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jan 11, 2024.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in AE1021PE firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier and AE1021 firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker who can log in to the product.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
AE1021, AE1021PEFXCKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2023-49897 scored CVSS 8.8: FXC AE1021, AE1021PE, FXC AE1021, AE1021PE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched AE1021, AE1021PE systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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References

  • fxc.jp https://www.fxc.jp/news/20231206
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49897
  • jvn.jp https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92152057/
  • akamai.com https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/zero-day-vulnerability-spreading-mirai-patched
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-355-01
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-49897