Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-28461

Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability

Published Mar 15, 2023 · catalog updated Aug 4, 2026 · Array Networks AG/vxAG ArrayOS

Patch now

CVE-2023-28461 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 16, 2024. Confirm Array Networks AG/vxAG ArrayOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
68.08%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe arraynetworks/arrayos ag · vendor Array Networks AG/vxAG ArrayOS

Array Networks Array AG Series and vxAG (9.4.0.481 and earlier) allow remote code execution. An attacker can browse the filesystem on the SSL VPN gateway using a flags attribute in an HTTP header without authentication. The product could then be exploited through a vulnerable URL. The 2023-03-09 vendor advisory stated "a new Array AG release with the fix will be available soon."

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  • cpe arraynetworks/arrayos agversion unspecified
  • vendor Array Networks AG/vxAG ArrayOSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-28461

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-28461 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 16, 2024. Confirm Array Networks AG/vxAG ArrayOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-287: Improper Authentication; CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 68.08%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 15, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    Array Networks Array AG Series and vxAG (9.4.0.481 and earlier) allow remote code execution. An attacker can browse the filesystem on the SSL VPN gateway using a flags attribute in an HTTP header without authentication. The product could then be exploited through a vulnerable URL. The 2023-03-09 vendor advisory stated "a new Array AG release with the fix will be available soon."

  2. Nov 25, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Dec 16, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Aug 4, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Array Networks Array AG Series and vxAG (9.4.0.481 and earlier) allow remote code execution. An attacker can browse the filesystem on the SSL VPN gateway using a flags attribute in an HTTP header without authentication. The product could then be exploited through a vulnerable URL. The 2023-03-09 vendor advisory stated "a new Array AG release with the fix will be available soon."

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-28461

    Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS contain a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that allows an attacker to read local files and execute code on the SSL VPN gateway.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-28461

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-28461

    30-day exploitation probability 68.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-28461

    Array Networks Array AG Series and vxAG (9.4.0.481 and earlier) allow remote code execution. An attacker can browse the filesystem on the SSL VPN gateway using a flags attribute in an HTTP header without authentication. The product could then be exploited through a vulnerable URL

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-28461

    Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS contain a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that allows an attacker to read local files and execute code on the SSL VPN gateway.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.