Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-49897

FXC AE1021, AE1021PE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Dec 6, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · FXC AE1021, AE1021PE

Patch now

CVE-2023-49897 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jan 11, 2024. Confirm FXC AE1021, AE1021PE against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
50.45%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe fxc/ae1021 firmware · cpe fxc/ae1021pe firmware · stated AE1021, AE1021PE · vendor FXC AE1021, AE1021PE

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in AE1021PE firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier and AE1021 firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker who can log in to the product.

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  • cpe fxc/ae1021 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe fxc/ae1021pe firmwareversion unspecified
  • stated AE1021, AE1021PE<= 2.0.9
  • vendor FXC AE1021, AE1021PEversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-49897

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-49897 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jan 11, 2024. Confirm FXC AE1021, AE1021PE against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with AE1021, AE1021PE <= 2.0.9. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 50.45%. 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. Dec 6, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    An OS command injection vulnerability exists in AE1021PE firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier and AE1021 firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker who can log in to the product.

  2. Dec 21, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Jan 11, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    An OS command injection vulnerability exists in AE1021PE firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier and AE1021 firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker who can log in to the product.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-49897

    FXC AE1021 and AE1021PE contain an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute commands via a network.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-49897

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-49897

    30-day exploitation probability 50.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-49897

    An OS command injection vulnerability exists in AE1021PE firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier and AE1021 firmware version 2.0.9 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker who can log in to the product.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-49897

    FXC AE1021 and AE1021PE contain an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute commands via a network.

    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.