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CVE-2023-49226

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-12-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. Command injection in the traceroute feature of the administration console allows users with admin privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Affected products

• Peplink Balance Two Firmware: before 8.4.0 — fixed in 8.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Peplink Balance Two Firmware 8.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4
• https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf
• https://www.synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4
• https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf

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