CVE-2023-43660 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Warpgate, a smart SSH, HTTPS, and MySQL bastion host. Attackers can bypass SSH key verification by sending an unsigned SSH key offer, provided they know the username, a valid target, and the user's public key, and only public key authentication is required. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and the vendor has released a fix in Warpgate version 0.8.1.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:warpgate_project:warpgate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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