What is CVE-2022-26579?

CVE-2022-26579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paxtechnology A930, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2022-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-26579?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-26579 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Paxtechnology A930

CVE-2022-26579

PAX A930 device with PayDroid_7.1.1_Virgo_V04.3.26T1_20210419 can allow a root privileged attacker to install unsigned packages. The attacker must have shell access to the device and gain root privileges in order to exploit this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Paxtechnology A930
Paxtechnology Paydroid — versions 7.1.1_virgo_v04.3.26t1_20210419
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26579?: CVE-2022-26579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paxtechnology A930, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2022-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-26579?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-26579 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.