{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40146 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40146 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-40146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Peplink Smart Reader, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40146 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-40146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Peplink Smart Reader, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40146 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Peplink Smart Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40146/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40146/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-40146","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40146/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-40146","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-rgm2-gvmf-vqr7"],"analysis":{"component_type":"iot_embedded","fix_type":"no_fix_stated","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Peplink Smart Reader","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker with hard-coded credentials can escape a limited shell to gain elevated capabilities on Peplink Smart Reader devices.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"talos","cpe":[{"product":"smart_reader_firmware","vendor":"peplink"}],"cvss":{"score":6.8,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-798","name":"Use of Hard-coded Credentials"},{"id":"CWE-77","name":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command"}],"description":"A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in Smart Reader","id":"CVE-2023-40146","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority because it is Unused","id":"CVE-2023-40147"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Weintek cMT3000 HMI Web CGI OS Command Injection","id":"CVE-2023-40145"},"products":["Smart Reader"],"published":"2024-04-17","related":[{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Command injection in Smart Reader","id":"CVE-2023-39367","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-04-17"},{"cvss_score":8.3,"headline":"Missing authorization in Smart Reader","id":"CVE-2023-45744","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-04-17"},{"cvss_score":5.3,"headline":"Information disclosure in Smart Reader","id":"CVE-2023-43491","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-04-17"},{"cvss_score":5.3,"headline":"Information disclosure in Smart Reader","id":"CVE-2023-45209","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-04-17"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-11-04","vendors":["Peplink"]},"summary":"An attacker with hard-coded credentials can escape a limited shell to gain elevated capabilities on Peplink Smart Reader devices.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40146/"}