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CVE-2022-45853

Published: May 30, 2023Updated: Jan 10, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269
NVD MITRE
6.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The privilege escalation vulnerability in the Zyxel GS1900-8 firmware version V2.70(AAHH.3) and the GS1900-8HP firmware version V2.70(AAHI.3) could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator privileges to execute some system commands as 'root' on a vulnerable device via SSH.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-276

Affected Products

GS1900-8Zyxel Communications Corp.Networking Infrastructure
GS1900-10HPZyxel Communications Corp.Networking Infrastructure
GS1900-8HPZyxel Communications Corp.Networking Infrastructure
GS1900-16Zyxel Communications Corp.Networking Infrastructure
GS1900-24Zyxel Communications Corp.Networking Infrastructure
zyxel communications corp.commercialTWNetworking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-gs1900-series-switches
zyxel.com

Timeline

Published
May 30, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 10, 2025

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