CVE DATABASE / CVE-2022-30525
CVE-2022-30525
Zyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-05-16.
Federal remediation due 2022-06-06.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167176/Zyxel-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167182/Zyxel-Firewall-ZTP-Unauthenticated-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167372/Zyxel-USG-FLEX-5.21-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168202/Zyxel-Firewall-SUID-Binary-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.zyxel.com/support/Zyxel-security-advisory-for-OS-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls.shtml
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-30525
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-27. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.