Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-41967

Gallagher Controller 6000 Firmware ≤ 8.60

Published
18 December 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 2.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0031 24th percentile
Risk Priority 23 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-41967 is a low-severity Sensitive Information Uncleared Before Debug/Power State Transition (CWE-1272) vulnerability in Gallagher Controller 6000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 2.4 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked at the 24th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Sensitive information uncleared after debug/power state transition in the Controller 6000 could be abused by an attacker with knowledge of the Controller's default diagnostic password and physical access to the Controller to view its configuration through the diagnostic web pages.…

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This issue affects: Gallagher Controller 6000 8.70 prior to vCR8.70.231204a (distributed in 8.70.2375 (MR5)), v8.60 or earlier.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
T1552.002 Credentials in Registry Credential Access
Adversaries may search the Registry on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
T1552.004 Private Keys Credential Access
Adversaries may search for private key certificate files on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
T1552.006 Group Policy Preferences Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to find unsecured credentials in Group Policy Preferences (GPP).
T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-24590Same product: Gallagher Controller 6000
CVE-2023-24584Same product: Gallagher Controller 6000
CVE-2023-22439Same product: Gallagher Controller 6000
CVE-2024-21815Same vendor: Gallagher
CVE-2023-25074Same vendor: Gallagher
CVE-2023-22428Same vendor: Gallagher
CVE-2023-23568Same vendor: Gallagher
CVE-2023-23576Same vendor: Gallagher
CVE-2024-21838Same vendor: Gallagher
CVE-2025-48708Shared CWE-212

Affected Assets

gallagher
controller 6000 firmware
≤ 8.60 · 8.70 — 8.70.231204a

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V14.2.4
  • V14.2.8
  • V14.3.3

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-212

Eradication of spilled information from contaminated systems mitigates the effects of improper removal of sensitive data before storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

The control requires verified removal of sensitive data before media is made available at a reduced classification level, directly addressing improper removal prior to storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

Explicit procedures to delete inaccurate or outdated PII directly mitigate improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

Retention policies enforce removal or sanitization of sensitive data before storage or transfer per regulatory requirements.

addresses: CWE-212

The explicit requirement to delete inaccurate/outdated PII implements proper removal of sensitive information before further storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

The control implements proper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer of datasets.

addresses: CWE-212

The generate-on-demand-and-delete requirement enforces removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer, preventing improper retention.

addresses: CWE-212

Requires explicit removal of sensitive information prior to component transfer or disposal, reducing exposure from retained data.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

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

PR.DS-10 mostly match
prevents

Explicitly requires removing confidential data from memory/processes when no longer needed, directly preventing exposure on state transitions.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Integrating secure development practices throughout the SDLC prevents introduction of uncleared-data flaws during design and coding.

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.

degrades

Explicit information-deletion control directly addresses improper removal of sensitive data.

prevents

Data-masking techniques can substitute for removal when full deletion is impractical.

prevents

Test-data protection rules require sanitization of production data used in testing.

prevents

Classification identifies sensitive data that must be removed before storage or transfer.

prevents

Information-transfer rules can require sanitization of sensitive content before sharing.

prevents

PII-protection requirements include removing identifiers before storage or disclosure.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (3 rules)
  • V-248579 OL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212
  • V-248580 OL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users. prevents CWE-212
  • V-248551 A sticky bit must be set on all OL 8 public directories to prevent unauthorized and unintended information transferred via shared system resources. prevents CWE-212
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271745 OL 9 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
  • V-230269 RHEL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212

References