CVE-2023-4746
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2023-09-04
- WeaknessCWE-134
Am I affected?
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Description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TOTOLINK N200RE V5 9.3.5u.6437_B20230519. This affects the function Validity_check. The manipulation leads to format string. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The root-cause of the vulnerability is a format string issue. But the impact is to bypass the validation which leads to to OS command injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-238635.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2023-09-0401:15CVE publishedNVD
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | = 9.3.5u.6437_b20230519 | no fix published | NVD |
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
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof of concept
- PoC-in-GitHubno public repository identifiedread 2026-11-08
- Metasploit modules
- none listed Metasploit Framework
Sources
- CNACVSS 3.18.8known since 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
- CNACVSS 2.09known since 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-134known since 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-134read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.7 %2026-11-08
- GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—
Identifiers
- EUVD-2023-54594same flawENISA EUVD · LicenseRef-ENISA-legal-notice
- GHSA-76xj-3v79-3jwjsame flawGitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2023-09-04
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
- GitHub Advisory
- GHSA-76xj-3v79-3jwj
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Sources for this record
- CVE Program · CVE Program Terms of Use
- ENISA EU Vulnerability Database · ENISA legal notice §1.2 (reproduction authorised, provided the source is acknowledged)
- FIRST EPSS · EPSS terms of use (free use, attribution requested)
- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0 · GHSA-76xj-3v79-3jwj
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