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CVE-2023-2626 — There exists an authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenThread border router

There exists an authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenThread border router devices and implementations. This issue allows unauthenticated nodes to craft radio frames using “Key ID Mode 2”: a special mode using a static encryption key to bypass security checks, resulting in a

CVSS
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
0.01% (top 99.10%)
CWE
CWE-287
Published
2023-07-25T17:07:02.960Z
Last modified
2024-08-02T06:26:09.825Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

There exists an authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenThread border router devices and implementations. This issue allows unauthenticated nodes to craft radio frames using “Key ID Mode 2”: a special mode using a static encryption key to bypass security checks, resulting in arbitrary IP packets being allowed on the Thread network. This provides a pathway for an attacker to send/receive…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleNest Hub Max10.20221207.2.109
GoogleNest Hub (2nd. gen) w/ Sleep Tracking10.20221207.2.100038
GoogleNest Wifi 6E1.59
GoogleGoogle Wifi (next gen)14150.881.7
GoogleNest Wifi Point1.56.1
GoogleNest Hub Max10.20221207.2.109
GoogleNest Hub (2nd. gen) w/ Sleep Tracking10.20221207.2.100038

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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