CVE-2022-30525
CRITICAL KEV RANSOMWARE NUCLEIZyxel Firewall SUID Binary Privilege Escalation
Title source: metasploitDescription
A OS command injection vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG FLEX 100(W) firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 200 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 500 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 700 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1, ATP series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.21 Patch 1, which could allow an attacker to modify specific files and then execute some OS commands on a vulnerable device.
Exploits (17)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Valentin Lobstein · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50946
nomisec
WORKING POC
30 stars
by jbaines-r7 · remote
https://github.com/jbaines-r7/victorian_machinery
nomisec
WORKING POC
2 stars
by Chocapikk · poc
https://github.com/Chocapikk/CVE-2022-30525-Reverse-Shell
nomisec
WORKING POC
by arajsingh-infosec · remote
https://github.com/arajsingh-infosec/CVE-2022-30525_Exploit
metasploit
WORKING POC
EXCELLENT
by jbaines-r7 · rubypocunix
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/zyxel_ztp_rce.rb
Nuclei Templates (1)
Zyxel Firewall - OS Command Injection
CRITICALby h1ei1,prajiteshsingh
Shodan:
title:"USG FLEX 100","USG FLEX 100w","USG FLEX 200","USG FLEX 500","USG FLEX 700","USG FLEX 50","USG FLEX 50w","ATP100","ATP200","ATP500","ATP700" || http.title:"usg flex 100","usg flex 100w","usg flex 200","usg flex 500","usg flex 700","usg flex 50","usg flex 50w","atp100","atp200","atp500","atp700"
References (6)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.9445
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CISA KEV
2022-05-16
VulnCheck KEV
2022-05-14
InTheWild.io
2022-05-13
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2022-52385
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (16)
zyxel/atp100_firmware
5.10 - 5.30
zyxel/atp100w_firmware
5.10 - 5.30
zyxel/atp200_firmware
5.10 - 5.30
zyxel/atp500_firmware
5.10 - 5.30
zyxel/atp700_firmware
5.10 - 5.30
zyxel/atp800_firmware
5.10 - 5.30
zyxel/usg20w-vpn_firmware
5.10 - 5.30
zyxel/usg_flex_100w_firmware
5.00 - 5.30
zyxel/usg_flex_200_firmware
5.00 - 5.30
zyxel/usg_flex_500_firmware
5.00 - 5.30
... and 6 more
Published
May 12, 2022
KEV Added
May 16, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026