CVE-2023-40146

Signals

NVD · CVE-2026-64604 · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Grab vmcs12 on CR8 interception update iff vCPU is in guest mode When updating CR8NVD · CVE-2026-64603 · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: intel-hid: Protect ACPI notify handler against recursion Since commit e2ffcda1NVD · CVE-2026-64602 · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: spear: Initialize completion before requesting IRQ In the report from Jaeyoung ChuNVD · CVE-2026-64601 · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: us144mkii: capture_urb_complete: redundant usb_anchor_urb corrupts anchor list on eachCISA KEV · CVE-2026-63077 · 9.8 · JetBrains TeamCity Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability · Added 2026-08-05 · Due 2026-08-08CISA KEV · CVE-2026-18556 · 7.4 · N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability · Added 2026-08-04 · Due 2026-08-07NVD · CVE-2026-64604 · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Grab vmcs12 on CR8 interception update iff vCPU is in guest mode When updating CR8NVD · CVE-2026-64603 · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: intel-hid: Protect ACPI notify handler against recursion Since commit e2ffcda1NVD · CVE-2026-64602 · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: spear: Initialize completion before requesting IRQ In the report from Jaeyoung ChuNVD · CVE-2026-64601 · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: us144mkii: capture_urb_complete: redundant usb_anchor_urb corrupts anchor list on eachCISA KEV · CVE-2026-63077 · 9.8 · JetBrains TeamCity Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability · Added 2026-08-05 · Due 2026-08-08CISA KEV · CVE-2026-18556 · 7.4 · N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability · Added 2026-08-04 · Due 2026-08-07

CVE Database · CVE-2023-40146

CVE-2023-40146

· MEDIUMModified

CVSS v3.1

6.8

EPSS

1.44%

Published

Apr 17, 2024

Modified

Nov 4, 2025

Public PoC / Exploit

All weaponized →

No public PoC or exploit code indexed for this CVE.

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /bin/login functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted command line argument can lead to a limited-shell escape and elevated capabilities. An attacker can authenticate with hard-coded credentials and execute unblocked default busybox functionality to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77CWE-798

Affected Products (2)

peplink · smart_reader_firmwarevulnerable

peplink · smart_reader

References (6)

https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256

Vendor Advisory

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1868

ExploitThird Party Advisory