CVE-2023-40463: Sierra Wireless ALEOS

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

When configured in debugging mode by an authenticated user with administrative privileges, ALEOS 4.16 and earlier store the SHA512 hash of the common root password for that version in a directory accessible to a user with root privileges or equivalent access.

Affected products

• Sierra Wireless ALEOS: up to and including 4.16.0

Published 2023-12-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.