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Public proof of concept

CVE-2023-46456

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-12-12
  • WeaknessCWE-74

Am I affected?

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Description

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell commands through the OpenVPN client file upload functionality.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-12-1215:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-46456?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-46456?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Gl-inet gl-ar300m firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.216= 3.216no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51854
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-74read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score24.7 %read 2026-10-23
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-12-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46456?

In GL.iNET GL-AR300M routers with firmware 3.216 it is possible to inject arbitrary shell commands through the OpenVPN client file upload functionality.

Is CVE-2023-46456 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-46456 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 24.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-46456?

CVE-2023-46456 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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