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CVE-2022-43553 (GCVE-0-2022-43553)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-05 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-24 14:00
VLAI
Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability in EdgeRouters (Version 2.0.9-hotfix.4 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with an operator account to run arbitrary administrator commands.This vulnerability is fixed in Version 2.0.9-hotfix.5 and later.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-24 14:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CWE-250)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a EdgeMAX EdgeRouter Affected: Fixed Version: 2.0.9-hotfix.5 or later.
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