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CVE-2023-21414

7.1 · HIGH

NCC Group has found a flaw during the annual internal penetration test ordered by Axis Communications.

Published Oct 16, 2023CWE-121EPSS 0.26%

Overview

CVE-2023-21414 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 16, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

NCC Group has found a flaw during the annual internal penetration test ordered by Axis Communications. The protection for device tampering (commonly known as Secure Boot) contains a flaw which provides an opportunity for a sophisticated attack to bypass this protection. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.axis.com/dam/public/45/3c/a1/cve-2023-21414pdf-en-US-412758.pdfRefwww.axis.com/dam/public/45/3c/a1/cve-2023-21414pdf-en-US-412758.pdf

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21414?

CVE-2023-21414 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 16, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2023-21414?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-21414?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-21414?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-21414 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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