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CVE-2023-39982: A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. The vulnerability may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This vu...
CVE-2023-39982 · published 3 years ago
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. The vulnerability may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This vulnerability is attributed to a hard-coded SSH host key, which might facilitate man-in-the-middle attack...
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| moxa | mxsecurity |
<= 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mxsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. The vulnerability may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This vu...
A vulnerability has been identified in MXsecurity versions prior to v1.0.1. The vulnerability may put the confidentiality and integrity of SSH communications at risk on the affected device. This vulnerability is attributed to a hard-coded SSH host key, which might facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks and enable the decryption of SSH traffic.
References
- https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-230403-mx... Patch Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically
- Gives an attacker partial control
Type
CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Timeline
Published2 Sep 2023
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2023-39982 · NVD
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