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    CVE-2023-42137

    PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow for command execution with high privileges by using malicious symlinks. The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

    Published:Jan 15, 2024
    Last Modified:Jun 17, 2025
    EPS:Jan 15, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00147
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    A50
    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    A6650
    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    A77
    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    A800
    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    A920
    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    A920 Max
    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    A920 Pro
    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    D190
    Vendor
    Paxtechnology
    Product
    Paydroid

    Exploits

    https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High