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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53771

MiniDVBLinux 5.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to change the root password without authentication.

Published Dec 9, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · MiniDVBLinux MiniDVBLinux Change Root Password PoC

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53771. EPSS is 0.97%. Act only if a listed version of MiniDVBLinux MiniDVBLinux Change Root Password PoC is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.97%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor MiniDVBLinux MiniDVBLinux Change Root Password PoC ≤5.4

MiniDVBLinux 5.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to change the root password without authentication. Attackers can send crafted POST requests to the system setup endpoint with modified SYSTEM_PASSWORD parameters to reset root credentials.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor MiniDVBLinux MiniDVBLinux Change Root Password PoC ≤5.4≤5.4

How to fix CVE-2023-53771

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-2023-53771. EPSS is 0.97%. Act only if a listed version of MiniDVBLinux MiniDVBLinux Change Root Password PoC is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with MiniDVBLinux MiniDVBLinux Change Root Password PoC ≤5.4 ≤5.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.97%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    MiniDVBLinux 5.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to change the root password without authentication. Attackers can send crafted POST requests to the system setup endpoint with modified SYSTEM_PASSWORD parameters to reset root credentials.

  2. Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    MiniDVBLinux 5.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to change the root password without authentication. Attackers can send crafted POST requests to the system setup endpoint with modified SYSTEM_PASSWORD parameters to reset root credentials.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53771

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53771

    30-day exploitation probability 0.97%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60181

    MiniDVBLinux 5.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to change the root password without authentication. Attackers can send crafted POST requests to the system setup endpoint with modified SYSTEM_PASSWORD parameters to reset root credentia

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

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