Firmware-signature bypass via hidden console command
Published Nov 9, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025
Leftover debug code in InHand Networks InRouter302 3.5.45 allows remote authenticated users to disable firmware-signature verification. The hidden console verify command accepts the disable argument and turns off the firmware signature check. Access requires valid Telnet or SSH console credentials; disabling verification permits firmware without an enforced signature check.
Summary
What happened
Leftover debug code in InHand Networks InRouter302 3.5.45 allows remote authenticated users to disable firmware-signature verification. The hidden console verify command accepts the disable argument and turns off the firmware signature check. Access requires valid Telnet or SSH console credentials; disabling verification permits firmware without an enforced signature check.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-26023
- Published
- Nov 9, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Vendor
- InHand Networks
- Product
- InRouter302
- Classifications
- CWE-489, T1553.006
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=V3.5.45
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- Talos verify disable proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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