# CVE-2023-22316: Security feature bypass in PIX-RT100

> Network-adjacent attackers can access the PIX-RT100 device via undocumented Telnet or SSH services, bypassing intended security controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x479-hw9c-267v

## What is CVE-2023-22316?

CVE-2023-22316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PIXELA CORPORATION PIX-RT100, published on 17 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Hidden functionality vulnerability in PIX-RT100 versions RT100_TEQ_2.1.1_EQ101 and RT100_TEQ_2.1.2_EQ101 allows a network-adjacent attacker to access the product via undocumented Telnet or SSH services.

Weakness: CWE-912 (Hidden Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22316?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pixela Pix-Rt100 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22316 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PIXELA CORPORATION PIX-RT100

- [CVE-2023-22304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22304/): Command injection in PIX-RT100 (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22316 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PIXELA CORPORATION PIX-RT100, published on 17 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PIXELA CORPORATION PIX-RT100. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22316/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22316/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22316
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22316
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22316

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22316/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.