CVE-2026-34484: A Shell Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Nokia 1830 Global Express (GX)
Published Oct 20, 2026
·Updated
Nokia 1830 Global Express GX is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation vulnerability which exists in the administrative shell interface. An authenticated local attacker with restricted shell access can exploit this vulnerability to bypass local security restrictions and gain root access on the device.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Nokia 1830 Global Express GX
Event History
Oct 20, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:10 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:10 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:16 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
Who is exposed to exploitation?
Devices running Nokia 1830 Global Express GX are exposed if an attacker can obtain authenticated local access to the administrative shell with restricted shell permissions.
2
What level of access does an attacker need before exploiting this issue?
The attacker must already be authenticated locally and have restricted access to the administrative shell. The provided information does not describe an unauthenticated or remote exploitation path.