CVE-2022-45853
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CVE-2022-45853 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Zyxel | Gs1900-8 Firmware | 2.70\(aahh.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-8hp Firmware | 2.70\(aahi.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-10hp Firmware | 2.70\(aazi.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-16 Firmware | 2.70\(aahj.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-24 Firmware | 2.70\(aahl.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-24e Firmware | 2.70\(aahk.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-24ep Firmware | 2.70\(abto.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-24hpv2 Firmware | 2.70\(abtp.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-48 Firmware | 2.70\(aahn.3\) |
| Zyxel | Gs1900-48hpv2 Firmware | 2.70\(abtq.3\) |
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