Is CVE-2023-48692 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2023-48692 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2023-48692 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2023-48692 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-48692?

CVE-2023-48692 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2023-48692

CWE-787Published: December 5, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Azure RTOS NetX Duo is a TCP/IP network stack designed specifically for deeply embedded real-time and IoT applications. An attacker can cause remote code execution due to memory overflow vulnerabilities in Azure RTOS NETX Duo. The affected components include processes/functions related to icmp, tcp, snmp, dhcp, nat and ftp in RTOS v6.2.1 and below. The fixes have been included in NetX Duo release 6.3.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

NVD Source

Risk Analysis

Memory overflow vulnerabilities in the Azure RTOS NetX Duo TCP/IP stack can lead to remote code execution. This critical vulnerability, scored at 9.8, poses a significant threat to embedded IoT applications.

No public exploit is known, and it is not in the KEV catalog. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low complexity.

Recommended Action

Upgrade to NetX Duo release 6.3.0, as no workarounds exist.

Generated by the CTIWATCH analysis pipeline from this CVE's metadata (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status, exploit intelligence). Verify against vendor advisories before acting.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-48692 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.