Pixela PIX-RT100 Telnet/SSH backdoor

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pixela PIX-RT100 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Telnet/SSH. Performing a manipulation results in backdoor. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-22316. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Pixela PIX-RT100 (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component Telnet/SSH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a backdoor vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-912. The product contains functionality that is not documented, not part of the specification, and not accessible through an interface or command sequence that is obvious to the product's users or administrators. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Hidden functionality vulnerability in PIX-RT100 versions RT100_TEQ_2.1.1_EQ101 and RT100_TEQ_2.1.2_EQ101 allows a network-adjacent attacker to access the product via undocumented Telnet or SSH services.

The weakness was disclosed 01/17/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-22316 since 12/28/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1588.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-26479). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Backdoor
CWE: CWE-912
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Remote: Partially

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12/28/2022 🔍
01/17/2023 +20 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-22316 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22316
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218487
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2023 14:12
Updated: 09/28/2025 20:46
Changes: 01/17/2023 14:12 (37), 02/09/2023 12:37 (11), 04/05/2025 01:00 (16), 09/28/2025 20:46 (1)
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