# Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function · pwn.watch

> Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS contain a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that allows an attacker to read local files and execute code on the SSL VPN gateway. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-11-25. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns. CVE-2023-28461 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/array-networks-ag-vxag-arrayos-cve-2023-28461 · generated 2026-10-22T21:47:37.879Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Array Networks AG/vxAG ArrayOS
- Started: 2024-11-25 · closed: 2024-11-25
- CVEs: CVE-2023-28461
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-11-25: CISA added CVE-2023-28461 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-16) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/array-networks-ag-vxag-arrayos-cve-2023-28461 · status: closed (closed Nov 25, 2024) · severity: critical · updated Nov 25, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS contain a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that allows an attacker to read local files and execute code on the SSL VPN gateway. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-11-25. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns. CVE-2023-28461 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Severity detail: CVSS 9.8 (v3.1, CISA-ADP), actively exploited (CISA KEV); known ransomware use

- Product: Array Networks AG/vxAG ArrayOS
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2023-28461

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Nov 25, 2024: CISA added CVE-2023-28461 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-16)

## Advisories
- [Array Networks advisory: CVE-2023-28461](https://support.arraynetworks.net/prx/001/http/supportportal.arraynetworks.net/documentation/FieldNotice/Array_Networks_Security_Advisory_for_Remote_Code_Execution_Vulnerability_AG.pdf) (Array Networks)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-28461](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28461) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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