CVE-2023-40254 is a critical "Download of Code Without Integrity Check" vulnerability affecting Genians Genian NAC (V4.0, V5.0, Suite V5.0) and Genian ZTNA products, allowing for malicious software updates. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.156CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.55CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
5.0.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.42:-:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
5.0.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_nac:5.0.42:revision_117460:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:genians:genian_ztna:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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