CVE-2023-49897
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.504 · 99 %ileEURUUSadded 2023-12-21remediate by 2024-01-11
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
FXC AE1021, AE1021PE OS Command Injection Vulnerability
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in AE1021PE firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier and AE1021 firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker who can log in to the product.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedAE1021 firmwarecisa_csaf_ot
AE1021 firmware: version 2.0.10.
- FixedAE1021PE firmwarecisa_csaf_ot
AE1021PE firmware: version 2.0.10.
- MitigationAE1021 firmwarecisa_csaf_ot
FXC recommends users apply the following settings:
- MitigationAE1021PE firmwarecisa_csaf_ot
FXC recommends users apply the following settings:
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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ATT&CK techniques
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affected products (10)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-23-355-01FXC AE1021/AE1021PE2023-12-21icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the device via NTP server settings.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-49897/cnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92152057/cnnvd
- https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2023/JVNDB-2023-009966.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.7669cnnvd
- https://www.fxc.jp/news/20231206cnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92152057/enisa_euvd
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/zero-day-vulnerability-spreading-mirai-patchedenisa_euvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-355-01enisa_euvd
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