CVE-2023-43488

The vulnerability allows a low privileged (untrusted) application to modify a critical system property that should be denied, in order to enable the ADB (Android Debug Bridge) protocol to be exposed on the network, exploiting it to gain a privileged shell on the device without requiring the physical access through USB.

Published: 2023-10-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-43488 is rated Low Risk (38.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-43488

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2025-11-18 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2025-04-15 0.06%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-43488

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.9 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.0 5.3 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-43488

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-43488

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
boschrexroth ctrlx_hmi_web_panel_wr2107_firmware cpe:2.3:o:boschrexroth:ctrlx_hmi_web_panel_wr2107_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
boschrexroth ctrlx_hmi_web_panel_wr2110_firmware cpe:2.3:o:boschrexroth:ctrlx_hmi_web_panel_wr2110_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
boschrexroth ctrlx_hmi_web_panel_wr2115_firmware cpe:2.3:o:boschrexroth:ctrlx_hmi_web_panel_wr2115_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-43488

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