Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-36143

HighPublic PoCRCE

Published: 30 June 2023

Published
30 June 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.1159 93.8th percentile
Risk Priority 25 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-36143 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Maxprintisp Maxlink 1200G Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 6.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2023-36143 is an OS command injection vulnerability, identified as CWE-78, that affects the Diagnostic tool functionality in Maxprint Maxlink 1200G firmware version 3.4.11E. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requirements for low-privileged credentials.

An authenticated attacker with network access can supply crafted input to the diagnostic feature and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction.

Public references consist of the vendor site and a GitHub repository containing exploit details; neither source describes patches or configuration mitigations. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1159 with no material increase since disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Maxprint Maxlink 1200G v3.4.11E has an OS command injection vulnerability in the "Diagnostic tool" functionality of the device.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

maxprintisp
maxlink 1200g firmware
3.4.11e

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-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

References