# CVE-2023-49226: An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-25 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Peplink Balance Two before 8.4.0. Command injection in the traceroute feature of the administration console allows users with admin privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4
- https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf

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