Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2023 · Assigned by Zyxel
CVE-2022-45853
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in GS1900-8 firmware from Zyxel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Zyxel | GS1900-8HP firmware | V2.70(AAHI.3) |
| Zyxel | GS1900-8 firmware | V2.70(AAHH.3) |
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H