CVE-2023-43608Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Builder command execution via skipped source verification

Published Dec 5, 2023 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Data integrity failure in Buildroot 2023.08.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute commands through an unchecked source archive. The support/download/check-hash script returns success when BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR names a downloaded file, allowing an HTTP fallback archive to bypass integrity verification. Exploitation requires interference with the configured source connection and control of the plain-HTTP fallback response; a malicious Makefile then runs on the builder and can alter generated artifacts.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.82%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Data integrity failure in Buildroot 2023.08.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute commands through an unchecked source archive. The support/download/check-hash script returns success when BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR names a downloaded file, allowing an HTTP fallback archive to bypass integrity verification. Exploitation requires interference with the configured source connection and control of the plain-HTTP fallback response; a malicious Makefile then runs on the builder and can alter generated artifacts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-43608
Published
Dec 5, 2023
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
Buildroot
Product
Buildroot
Classifications
CWE-494, T1195.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2023.08.1
  2. Affected versionversion=dev commit 622698d7847

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Buildroot · Buildrootversion=2023.08.1; version=dev commit 622698d7847

Published CVSS scores

8.1Cisco TalosCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-494Download of Code Without Integrity Check
T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain

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