CVE-2023-2611
Advantech R-SeeNet versions 2.4.22 is installed with a hidden root-level user that is not available in the users list.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Advantech R-SeeNet versions 2.4.22 is installed with a hidden root-level user that is not available in the users list. This hidden user has a password that cannot be changed by users.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.67% probability · 52th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- advantech/r-seenet
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 0.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-173-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-173-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.