Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53740

Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to change the admin password without providing the current credentials.

Published Dec 10, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53740. EPSS is 0.88%. Act only if a listed version of DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.88%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter 1.9.3

Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to change the admin password without providing the current credentials. Attackers can exploit the userManager.cgx endpoint by sending a crafted JSON request with a new MD5-hashed password to directly modify the admin account.

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  • vendor DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter 1.9.31.9.3

How to fix CVE-2023-53740

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53740. EPSS is 0.88%. Act only if a listed version of DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni SpA Screen SFT DAB Series - Compact Radio DAB Transmitter 1.9.3 1.9.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.88%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to change the admin password without providing the current credentials. Attackers can exploit the userManager.cgx endpoint by sending a crafted JSON request with a new MD5-hashed password to directly modify the admin account.

  2. Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to change the admin password without providing the current credentials. Attackers can exploit the userManager.cgx endpoint by sending a crafted JSON request with a new MD5-hashed password to directly modify the admin account.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53740

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53740

    30-day exploitation probability 0.88%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60186

    Screen SFT DAB 1.9.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to change the admin password without providing the current credentials. Attackers can exploit the userManager.cgx endpoint by sending a crafted JSON request with a new MD5-hashed password t

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026