CVE-2023-40146: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Peplink Smart Reader
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.
CVE-2023-40146: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Peplink Smart Reader
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- talos
- Date Reserved
- 2023-11-22T15:53:45.393Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a439f6d939959c8fddc53
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 6:19:11 PM
Last updated: 11/4/2025, 6:28:55 PM
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