Security Resilience

CVE-2023-22316

Pixela Pix-Rt100 Firmware 2.1.1_eq101 … 2.1.2_eq101

Published
17 January 2023
Modified
04 April 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0029 20th percentile
Risk Priority 49 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-22316 is a medium-severity Hidden Functionality (CWE-912) vulnerability in Pixela Pix-Rt100 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 20th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-22304Same product: Pixela Pix-Rt100
CVE-2026-15413Shared CWE-912
CVE-2024-45696Shared CWE-912
CVE-2021-25371Shared CWE-912
CVE-2024-37994Shared CWE-912
CVE-2024-22044Shared CWE-912
CVE-2024-47001Shared CWE-912
CVE-2025-0626Shared CWE-912
CVE-2025-46267Shared CWE-912
CVE-2025-8938Shared CWE-912

Affected Assets

pixela
pix-rt100 firmware
2.1.1_eq101, 2.1.2_eq101

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.

addresses: CWE-912

Documenting every system component at the required granularity and reviewing the inventory detects or prevents hidden functionality from remaining undetected.

addresses: CWE-912

Recovery eliminates hidden functionality or backdoors introduced during compromise.

addresses: CWE-912

Policy requires supplier transparency and testing to detect hidden functionality or backdoors inserted in the supply chain.

addresses: CWE-912

Screening high-risk technical positions lowers the probability that hidden functionality or backdoors will be added by authorized personnel.

addresses: CWE-912

Hunting identifies hidden functionality used for persistence or evasion after initial compromise.

addresses: CWE-912

TSCM surveys discover and eliminate hidden surveillance functionality that would otherwise remain undetected in the environment.

addresses: CWE-912

Change control, approval gates, and flaw tracking force hidden functionality to be either documented or discovered and removed.

addresses: CWE-912

Vetting and integrity controls during acquisition reduce the likelihood of hidden backdoors or malicious functionality introduced by suppliers.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Monitoring activities can detect anomalous behavior from hidden functions but do not eliminate the weakness.

blocks

Secure development life cycle mandates documented requirements and design reviews that would expose undocumented hidden functionality.

blocks

A.8.26 only requires that security requirements (including resilience against attacks such as SQL injection) be identified and specified during development or acquisition; it does not itself enforce, implement, or prevent the presence of hidden/backdoor functionality that violates those requirements.

blocks

Secure system architecture and engineering principles require transparent, documented designs that preclude hidden functionality.

prevents

Secure coding standards reduce the likelihood of introducing hidden code but do not address its detection or removal.

finds

Security testing in development and acceptance can discover undocumented functionality before release.

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-912, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.

References