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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-23771

Motorola MBTS Base Radio accepts hard-coded backdoor password.

HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.18%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Motorola MBTS Base Radio accepts hard-coded backdoor password. The Motorola MBTS Base Radio Man Machine Interface (MMI), allowing for service technicians to diagnose and configure the device, accepts a hard-coded backdoor password that cannot be changed or disabled.

CVSS 3.1
8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.18% probability · 8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-259, CWE-798
Affected
motorola/mbts base radio firmware
Source
cert@ncsc.nl

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.