CVE-2023-40193

HIGH
8
CVSS Score
Published: September 6, 2023 at 09:22 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:16 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorDeco M4 FirmwareDeco M4

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Severity
HIGH8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Deco M4 firmware versions prior to 'Deco M4(JP)_V2_1.5.8 Build 20230619' allows a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.5.8
Affected range stops below 1.5.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
tp-link-deco-m4 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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