# CVE-2023-39169: SENEC: Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 using default credentials

> Attackers can gain administrative access to SENEC Storage Box devices using publicly known default credentials.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fw57-89vj-7gfh

## What is CVE-2023-39169?

CVE-2023-39169 is a critical vulnerability in SENEC Storage Box V1, published on 7 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The affected devices use publicly available default credentials with administrative privileges.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39169?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enbw Senec Storage Box Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-39169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-39169 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-39169 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SENEC Storage Box V1

- [CVE-2023-39172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39172/): SENEC: Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 transmitting sensitive data unencrypted (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-39167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39167/): SENEC: Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 affected by improper access control vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-39171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39171/): SENEC Storage Box V1,V2 and V3 accidentially expose a management interface (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-39169 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-39169 is a critical vulnerability in SENEC Storage Box V1, published on 7 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-39169 exists.

Affected product: SENEC Storage Box V1. 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-2023-39169/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39169/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39169
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39169
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39169

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39169/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.