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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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SD-330AC and AMC Manager provided by silex technology, Inc. use a hard-coded cryptographic key. An administrative user may be directed to apply a fake firmware update.
AnalysisAI
Hard-coded cryptographic keys in Silex Technology SD-330AC and AMC Manager enable attackers to forge firmware updates that administrative users may be tricked into applying via social engineering, allowing arbitrary firmware installation without detection. The vulnerability affects all versions of both products and exploits a fundamental key management flaw (CWE-321). While the CVSS score of 6.5 reflects network accessibility and high integrity impact, real-world exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) to convince an administrator to install malicious firmware.
Technical ContextAI
The SD-330AC and AMC Manager products employ cryptographic key material to sign and validate firmware updates - a standard security mechanism for embedded systems and administrative tools. By hard-coding the same cryptographic key across all product instances (CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key), attackers who reverse-engineer the binary or obtain the key through other means can generate valid-appearing firmware signatures. This breaks the trust chain for firmware integrity verification. The vulnerability is classified as information disclosure in the tags but impacts integrity of firmware updates, suggesting that exposure of the hard-coded key itself (information disclosure) enables integrity compromise of the update mechanism. AMC Manager is a management platform for Silex network products, making compromised firmware updates particularly dangerous in enterprise environments.
RemediationAI
Silex Technology has not provided explicit patch version information in available references - verify directly with vendor at https://www.silex.jp/support/security-advisories/en/2026-001 for the specific patched version and availability timeline. Immediate compensating controls: (1) Restrict firmware update access to authenticated, encrypted management channels only - disable public HTTP/HTTPS firmware endpoints if exposed, enforce TLS 1.2+ and certificate pinning where supported to prevent man-in-the-middle firmware injection. (2) Implement out-of-band firmware verification: require administrative staff to manually verify firmware checksums or digital signatures against a separately maintained, trusted source before applying updates. (3) Deploy network segmentation to isolate SD-330AC and AMC Manager administrative access to a restricted management VLAN, preventing direct internet exposure. (4) Maintain detailed logs of all firmware update attempts and validate them against authorized change control procedures. (5) Educate administrative users on social engineering risks specific to firmware updates - legitimate Silex updates should only come through official channels with pre-announced scheduling. These controls mitigate the UI:R requirement by reducing the attack surface and detection time, but do not resolve the underlying hard-coded key issue. Patch deployment is essential once released.
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Weak cryptographic implementation in Silex Technology SD-330AC wireless LAN adapters (v1.42 and earlier) and AMC Manager
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CRLF injection in Silex Technology SD-330AC and AMC Manager allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Silex SD-330AC and AMC Manager packet processing allows remote unauthenticated attackers t
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Silex Technology SD-330AC and AMC Manager allows remote attackers to execute arb
Same weakness CWE-321 – Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
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EUVD-2026-23751
GHSA-w7w2-59m3-j62x