Physical privilege escalation via telnet access
Published Aug 28, 2023 · Updated Oct 2, 2024
Privilege escalation in TechView LA-5570 Wireless Gateway 1.0.19_T53 allows physically proximate attackers to gain device control. The CVE record identifies a telnet connection as the route but does not disclose the authentication or authorization operation that fails. Physical access to the appliance is required, no prior authentication is required, and successful exploitation grants elevated device privileges.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in TechView LA-5570 Wireless Gateway 1.0.19_T53 allows physically proximate attackers to gain device control. The CVE record identifies a telnet connection as the route but does not disclose the authentication or authorization operation that fails. Physical access to the appliance is required, no prior authentication is required, and successful exploitation grants elevated device privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-34725
- Published
- Aug 28, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Vendor
- TechView
- Product
- LA-5570 Wireless Gateway
- Classifications
- CWE-668
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.19_t53
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