Pax A930 Firmware
CVE-2023-27198
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: physical attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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PAX A930 device with PayDroid_7.1.1_Virgo_V04.5.02_20220722 can allow the execution of arbitrary commands by using the exec service and including a specific word in the command to be executed. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. PAX A930 device with PayDroid_7.1.1_Virgo_V04.5.02_20220722 can allow the execution of arbitrary commands by using the exec service and including a specific word in the command to be executed. The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability. Affected products include: Paxtechnology Pax A930 Firmware.
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Severity by source
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
PAX A930 device with PayDroid_7.1.1_Virgo_V04.5.02_20220722 can allow the execution of arbitrary commands by using the exec service and including a specific word in the command to be executed. The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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