CVE-2022-45853 (GCVE-0-2022-45853)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-30 10:02 – Updated: 2025-01-10 17:32
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 2025-01-10 17:32 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Zyxel GS1900-8HP firmware Affected: V2.70(AAHI.3)
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