Hard-coded Credentials in Peplink Balance Two Console Port Authentication

Hard-coded Credentials in Peplink Balance Two Console Port Authentication

CVE-2023-49228 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. Console port authentication uses hard-coded credentials, which allows an attacker with physical access and sufficient knowledge to execute arbitrary commands as root.

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