CVE-2017-20235 (GCVE-0-2017-20235)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-03 22:51
Modified
2026-04-06 16:07
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.3 (Critical) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication ()
Summary
ProSoft Technology ICX35-HWC version 1.3 and prior cellular gateways contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web user interface that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain access to administrative functions without valid credentials. Attackers can bypass the authentication mechanism in affected firmware versions to obtain full administrative access to device configuration and settings.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ProSoft Technology ICX35-HWC Cellular Gateway Version: 0   ≤ 1.0
Version: 0   ≤ 1.1
Version: 0   ≤ 1.1d
Version: 0   ≤ 1.2.x
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