Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-43096

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 17 November 2022

Published
17 November 2022
Modified
30 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0012 31.2th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-43096 is a medium-severity On-Chip Debug and Test Interface With Improper Access Control (CWE-1191) vulnerability in M5T Mediatrix 4102S Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.8 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 31.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Mediatrix 4102 before v48.5.2718 allows local attackers to gain root access via the UART port.

CWE(s)
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-1191

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

m5t
mediatrix 4102s firmware
≤ 48.5.2718

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-41 Port and I/O Device Access
addresses: CWE-1191

Directly mitigates exposure of on-chip debug and test interfaces by disabling or removing them.

SR-10 Inspection of Systems or Components
addresses: CWE-1191

Inspection of on-chip debug/test interfaces can identify tampering or unauthorized access that those interfaces enable.

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