CVE-2023-50445

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-12-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Shell Injection vulnerability GL.iNet A1300 v4.4.6, AX1800 v4.4.6, AXT1800 v4.4.6, MT3000 v4.4.6, MT2500 v4.4.6, MT6000 v4.5.0, MT1300 v4.3.7, MT300N-V2 v4.3.7, AR750S v4.3.7, AR750 v4.3.7, AR300M v4.3.7, and B1300 v4.3.7., allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the get_system_log and get_crash_log functions of the logread module, as well as the upgrade_online function of the upgrade module.

Affected products

GL-iNet Gl-A1300 Firmware: 4.4.6
GL-iNet Gl-Ar300M Firmware: 4.3.7
GL-iNet Gl-Ar750 Firmware: 4.3.7
GL-iNet Gl-Ar750S Firmware: 4.3.7
GL-iNet Gl-Ax1800 Firmware: 4.4.6
GL-iNet Gl-Axt1800 Firmware: 4.4.6
GL-iNet Gl-B1300 Firmware: 4.3.7
GL-iNet Gl-Mt1300 Firmware: 4.3.7
GL-iNet Gl-Mt2500 Firmware: 4.4.6
GL-iNet Gl-Mt3000 Firmware: 4.4.6
GL-iNet Gl-Mt300N-V2 Firmware: 4.3.7
GL-iNet Gl-Mt6000 Firmware: 4.5.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176708/GL.iNet-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://github.com/gl-inet/CVE-issues/blob/main/4.0.0/Using%20Shell%20Metacharacter%20Injection%20via%20API.md
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176708/GL.iNet-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://github.com/gl-inet/CVE-issues/blob/main/4.0.0/Using%20Shell%20Metacharacter%20Injection%20via%20API.md

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