CVE-2023-0452 json
Econolite EOS versions prior to 3.2.23 use a weak hash algorithm for encrypting privileged user credentials.
published 2023-01-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-12506
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Econolite EOS versions prior to 3.2.23 use a weak hash algorithm for encrypting privileged user credentials. A configuration file that is accessible without authentication uses MD5 hashes for encrypting credentials, including those of administrators and technicians.
Patch / fix
- Econolite EOS 3.2.23
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-23-026-02 updated cvss 9.8
Econolite EOS (Update A)
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Econolite EOS < 3.2.23affected: vendor fix econolite.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Econolite EOS
Classification
References
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cisa.gov
/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-23-026-02
government-resource, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-0452
- NVD CVE-2023-0452
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