CVE-2022-45440
35Vexday Risk Score
Prioritize patching. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck.
ssvc Attendcvss 4.4epss 0.2%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDJan 17
VulnCheck+654d
exploitation probability
0.2%top 84% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
A vulnerability exists in the FTP server of the Zyxel AX7501-B0 firmware prior to V5.17(ABPC.3)C0, which processes symbolic links on external storage media. A local authenticated attacker with administrator privileges could abuse this vulnerability to access the root file system by creating a symbolic link on external storage media, such as a USB flash drive, and then logging into the FTP server on a vulnerable device.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
Zyxel · AX7501-B0 firmware