CVE-2023-49897

FXC AE1021, AE1021PE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

  • High 8.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 21 Dec 2023

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in AE1021PE firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier and AE1021 firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker who can log in to the product.

Key facts

Published
6 Dec 2023
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
jpcert
KEV added
21 Dec 2023
KEV fix due
11 Jan 2024
EPSS
50.447% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.933% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FXC Inc.AE1021PE
  • 2.0.9 and earlier (affected)
FXC Inc.AE1021
  • 2.0.9 and earlier (affected)

Timeline

  1. 6 Dec 2023 Published
  2. 21 Dec 2023 CVE-2023-49897 added to CISA KEV
  3. 21 Dec 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).

References