Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-39468

High

Published: 03 May 2024

Published
03 May 2024
Modified
17 June 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3 7.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0115 78.9th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-39468 is a high-severity Exposed Dangerous Method or Function (CWE-749) vulnerability in Trianglemicroworks Scada Data Gateway. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 21.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway DbasSectorFileToExecuteOnReset Exposed Dangerous Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific…

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flaw exists within the handling of DbasSectorFileToExecuteOnReset parameter. The issue results from an exposed dangerous function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20799.

CWE(s)
CWE-749

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

trianglemicroworks
scada data gateway
5.1.3.20324

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.

CM-7 Least Functionality
addresses: CWE-749

Explicitly prohibiting dangerous or unnecessary functions and services prevents exposure of methods that could be directly exploited.

SC-25 Thin Nodes
addresses: CWE-749

Minimal functionality removes or avoids exposure of dangerous methods and functions.

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