CVE-2023-44857

Exp

An issue in Cobham SAILOR VSAT Ku v.164B019, allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the sub_21D24 function in the acu_web component.

Published: 2024-04-12 Last update: 2025-05-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-44857 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-44857

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-44857

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 2026-01-01 0.18% 0.36% +0.18%
2 2025-11-21 0.63% 0.18% -0.45%
3 2025-11-18 0.63%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-44857

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 5.2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-44857

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-44857

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cobham sailor_600_vsat_ku_firmware 164_build019 cpe:2.3:o:cobham:sailor_600_vsat_ku_firmware:164_build019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cobham sailor_600_vsat_ku_firmware 164b019 cpe:2.3:o:cobham:sailor_600_vsat_ku_firmware:164b019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-44857

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