CVE-2023-43631
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
On boot, the Pillar eve container checks for the existence and content of “/config/authorized_keys”. If the file is present, and contains a supported public key, the container will go on to open port 22 and enable sshd with the given keys as the authorized keys for root login. An attacker could easily add their own keys and gain full control over the system without triggering the “measured boot” mechanism implemented by EVE OS, and without marking the device as “UUD” (“Unknown Update Detected”). This is because the “/config” partition is not protected by “measured boot”, it is mutable, and it is not encrypted in any way. An attacker can gain full control over the device without changing the PCR values, thus not triggering the “measured boot” mechanism, and having full access to the vault. Note: This issue was partially fixed in these commits (after disclosure to Zededa), where the config partition measurement was added to PCR13: • aa3501d6c57206ced222c33aea15a9169d629141 • 5fef4d92e75838cc78010edaed5247dfbdae1889. This issue was made viable in version 9.0.0 when the calculation was moved to PCR14 but it was not included in the measured boot.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–8.8
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affected products (5)
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- linuxfoundation edge virtualization engine< 8.6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:linuxfoundation:edge_virtualization_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- linuxfoundation edge virtualization engine9.0.0 → 9.5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:linuxfoundation:edge_virtualization_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-3mq9-xhgq-r7gjEVE: SSH as Root Unlockable Without Triggering Measured Boot2026-02-04ghsa · osvUS
### Impact On boot, the Pillar container checks for /config/authorized_keys. If present with a valid public key, it enables SSH on port 22 with root login. The /config partition is not protected by measured boot, is mutable and unencrypted. This enables an attacker with physical access to the device to take out the disk, modify the /config partition using a separate server, then insert it, without the inserted key being flagged as an integrity voilation my measured boot and remote attestation. ### Patches Patched in 9.4.3-lts ### Workarounds None (apart from preventing physical access to the device)
- GO-2026-4418EVE: SSH as Root Unlockable Without Triggering Measured Boot in github.com/lf-edge/eve2026-02-05vendor · osvUS
EVE: SSH as Root Unlockable Without Triggering Measured Boot in github.com/lf-edge/eve
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://asrg.io/security-advisories/cve-2023-43631/cnnvd
- https://asrg.io/security-advisories/ssh-as-root-unlockable-without-triggering-measured-boot/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-43631/cnnvd
- https://asrg.io/security-advisories/cve-2023-43631/enisa_euvd
- https://asrg.io/security-advisories/cve-2023-43631/nvd
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