CVE-2023-38027
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSpotCam Co., Ltd. SpotCam Sense’s hidden Telnet function has a vulnerability of OS command injection. An remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute command injection attack to perform arbitrary system commands or disrupt service.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe SpotCam Sense camera contains a hidden Telnet service that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject OS commands. This command injection vulnerability in the firmware enables complete system compromise with root-level access, allowing arbitrary command execution or service disruption.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2.2046CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SpotCam Sense devices on your networkScan your network for devices with vendor OUI matching SpotCam (check MAC address manufacturer) or look for devices responding to SpotCam's typical IP ranges/web interfacesAffected if A SpotCam Sense camera is present on your network
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the camera's web interface or use the vendor's mobile app to view device information; look for the firmware version number under Settings or Device InfoAffected if The firmware version is lower than 2.2046 (e.g., 2.2045, 2.2044, etc.)
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Scan for open Telnet portsUse a network port scanner (such as nmap) to check if port 23/TCP is open on the camera's IP address: nmap -p 23 <camera_ip>Affected if Port 23/TCP is open and responding on the camera
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Check network exposureReview firewall rules and network segmentation to determine if the camera's Telnet port (and web interface) is accessible from untrusted networks or the internetAffected if The camera or its Telnet service is reachable from external/untrusted networks without firewall filtering
You are affected if you have a SpotCam Sense camera running firmware version below 2.2046 that has its Telnet service exposed on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.2046
Apply vendor firmware patches when available; if no patch exists, disable the device from untrusted networks, implement network segmentation to isolate IoT devices, and consider compensating controls such as firewall rules blocking Telnet access.
SpotCam Sense Firmware 2.2046 or later
- Access the SpotCam Sense camera management interface (web or mobile app)
- Navigate to the firmware settings or device settings section
- Check the current firmware version to confirm it is below 2.2046
- Locate and execute the firmware update function, ensuring the device upgrades to version 2.2046 or later
- After upgrade, verify the new firmware version is 2.2046 or higher
- Restart the device to ensure all changes take effect
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-38027 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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