Security Resilience

CVE-2023-43757

Crypto Weakness in Elecom Wrc-2533Ghbk2-T Firmware

Published
16 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
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 0.0050 41th percentile
Risk Priority 50 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-2023-43757 is a medium-severity Inadequate Encryption Strength (CWE-326) vulnerability in Elecom Wrc-2533Ghbk2-T Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 41th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Inadequate encryption strength vulnerability in multiple routers provided by ELECOM CO.,LTD. and LOGITEC CORPORATION allows a network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker to guess the encryption key used for wireless LAN communication and intercept the communication. As for the affected products/versions, see the…

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information provided by the vendor under [References] section.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-40069Same product: Elecom Wrc-1167Ghbk2
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CVE-2023-35991Same product: Elecom Lan-W300N\/P
CVE-2023-37560Same product: Elecom Wrh-300Wh-H
CVE-2023-32626Same product: Elecom Lan-W300N\/Rs
CVE-2023-37561Same product: Elecom Wrh-300Wh-H
CVE-2023-37568Same vendor: Elecom
CVE-2026-22550Same vendor: Elecom
CVE-2023-39445Same vendor: Elecom
CVE-2023-43752Same vendor: Elecom

Affected Assets

elecom
wrc-2533ghbk2-t firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-2533ghbk-i firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-1750ghbk2-i firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-1750ghbk-e firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-1750ghbk firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-1167ghbk2 firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-1167ghbk firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-f1167acf firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-733ghbk firmware
all versions
elecom
wrc-733ghbk-i firmware
all versions
+24 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

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-326

Maintaining currency with technologies and practices reduces selection of encryption mechanisms that provide inadequate strength.

addresses: CWE-326

Updated assessments identify when previously adequate encryption strength no longer meets current attack capabilities or compliance drivers.

addresses: CWE-326

Establishment procedures require selection and generation of keys with adequate length and strength for the chosen algorithm.

addresses: CWE-326

Specifies required cryptography types and parameters, preventing selection of inadequate encryption strength.

addresses: CWE-326

Prompt patching corrects inadequate encryption strength when vendors release updates that increase key sizes or algorithm security.

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.

blocks

Requiring the organization to define and enforce minimum cryptographic strength prevents deployment of insufficient key lengths or weak ciphers that can be brute-forced.

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-326, a class-level weakness. Rules are authored against its narrower children: CWE-328.

References