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3 vulnerabilities found for zywall_usg_310_firmware by zyxel
FKIE_CVE-2023-28771
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-04-25 02:15 - Updated: 2025-10-27 17:05
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper error message handling in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware versions 4.60 through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, and ATP series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some OS commands remotely by sending crafted packets to an affected device.
References
Impacted products
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CVE-2023-28771 (GCVE-0-2023-28771)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05
VLAI?
Summary
Improper error message handling in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware versions 4.60 through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, and ATP series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some OS commands remotely by sending crafted packets to an affected device.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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| Zyxel | ZyWALL/USG series firmware |
Affected:
4.60 through 4.73
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CVE-2023-28771 (GCVE-0-2023-28771)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-04-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05
VLAI?
Summary
Improper error message handling in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware versions 4.60 through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, and ATP series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some OS commands remotely by sending crafted packets to an affected device.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||||||||||||
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| Zyxel | ZyWALL/USG series firmware |
Affected:
4.60 through 4.73
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