CVE-2025-1732 (GCVE-0-2025-1732)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-22 01:57 – Updated: 2025-06-12 07:05
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Summary
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the recovery function of the Zyxel USG FLEX H series uOS firmware version V1.31 and earlier could allow an authenticated local attacker with administrator privileges to upload a crafted configuration file and escalate privileges on a vulnerable device.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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Zyxel USG FLEX H series uOS firmware Affected: <= V1.31
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