high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2023-49897FXC routers — logged-in users reach the shell

The web interface on these routers (FXC AE1021) hands input to a shell, so anyone who can log in runs commands on the device. Firmware 2.0.9 and earlier carry the flaw, and exploit code exists.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update the router firmware past 2.0.9, and review who can log in at all — an account on the device is the only precondition this flaw has.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
50%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2023-12-06
Added to KEV
2023-12-21
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsThe attacker needs an account on the router's web interface.

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2023-49897 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24