CVE-2022-2030
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 69th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A directory traversal vulnerability caused by specific character sequences within an improperly sanitized URL was identified in some CGI programs of Zyxel USG FLEX 100(W) firmware versions 4.50 through 5.30, USG FLEX 200 firmware versions 4.50 through 5.30, USG FLEX 500 firmware versions 4.50 through 5.30, USG FLEX 700 firmware versions 4.50 through 5.30, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 4.16 through 5.30, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 4.16 through 5.30, ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.30, VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.30, USG/ZyWALL series firmware versions 4.11 through 4.72, that could allow an authenticated attacker to access some restricted files on a vulnerable device.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 69th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 1437 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- USG FLEX 100(W) firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- USG FLEX 200 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- USG FLEX 500 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- USG FLEX 700 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- ATP series firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- VPN series firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- USG FLEX 50(W) firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- USG 20(W)-VPN firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 6.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
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