Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-4669

CriticalUpdated

Published: 14 September 2023

Published
14 September 2023
Modified
21 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0009 24.9th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-4669 is a critical-severity Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data (CWE-302) vulnerability in Exagate Sysguard 3001 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked at the 24.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data vulnerability in Exagate SYSGuard 3001 allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects SYSGuard 3001: before 3.2.20.0.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

exagate
sysguard 3001 firmware
≤ 3.2.20.0

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-287 CWE-302

Mandates unique identification and authentication of non-organizational users, directly mitigating improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287

Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.

addresses: CWE-287

Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.

addresses: CWE-287

Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.

addresses: CWE-287

Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287

Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.

addresses: CWE-287

Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.

addresses: CWE-287

Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.

References