KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism
What to do
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA deadline 2026-07-29 · passed 43 days ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 contains an overly restrictive account lockout mechanism vulnerability that could allow an attacker to purge all devices without additional security options enabled and set a BCU key to lock the device.
Who is affected
KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-645.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 43 days ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2023-4346 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4346
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-236-01
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4346