Aleos
CVE-2023-40464
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Key management, no hard-coded keys
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| Impact | CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Several versions of ALEOS, including ALEOS 4.16.0, use a hardcoded SSL certificate and private key. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-321. Several versions of ALEOS, including ALEOS 4.16.0, use a hardcoded SSL certificate and private key. An attacker with access to these items could potentially perform a man in the middle attack between the ACEManager client and ACEManager server. Affected products include: Sierrawireless Aleos.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Several versions of ALEOS, including ALEOS 4.16.0, use a hardcoded
SSL certificate and private key. An attacker with access to these items
could potentially perform a man in the middle attack between the
ACEManager client and ACEManager server.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.4.2 on AirLink ES, GX, and LS devices has hardcoded root accounts, which makes it easier
Unauthenticated RPC server on ALEOS before 4.4.9, 4.9.5, and 4.14.0 allows remote code execution. Rated critical severit
A vulnerability in Sierra Wireless AirLink GX400, GX440, ES440, and LS300 routers with firmware before 4.4.7 and GX450,
Lack of input sanitization in UpdateRebootMgr service of ALEOS 4.11 and later allow an escalation to root from a low-pri
OpenNDS, as used in Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.17.0.12 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not perform input sanitization during authentication, which coul
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not adequately perform input sanitization during authentication,
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Sierra Wireless, Inc ALEOS could potentially all
When configured in debugging mode by an authenticated user with administrative privileges, ALEOS 4.16 and earlier store
Several versions of ALEOS, including ALEOS 4.16.0, include an opensource third-party component which can be exploited fr
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not validate uploaded file names and types, which could potentia
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier allows an authenticated user with Administrator privileges to access
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