# CVE-2023-49897: FXC AE1021, AE1021PE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

> CVE-2023-49897: FXC AE1021, AE1021PE OS Command Injection Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-49897
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:05:29Z

- Published: 2023-12-06 06:49 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05 UTC · Assigner: jpcert
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 50.4%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2023-12-21, federal due date 2024-01-11, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

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.

## CISA required action

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

## Affected vendors and products

- FXC Inc.: AE1021
- FXC Inc.: AE1021PE

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49897)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49897)
- [https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92152057/](https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92152057/)
- [https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/zero-day-vulnerability-spreading-mirai-patched](https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/zero-day-vulnerability-spreading-mirai-patched)
- [https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-355-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-355-01)
- [https://www.fxc.jp/news/20231206](https://www.fxc.jp/news/20231206)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-49897 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-49897.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2023-49897 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:11:41.497Z