What is CVE-2022-38841?

CVE-2022-38841 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys E8450, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-38841?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-38841 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Linksys E8450

CVE-2022-38841

Linksys AX3200 1.1.00 is vulnerable to OS command injection by authenticated users via shell metacharacters to the diagnostics traceroute page.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-04-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.107 (95.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.107 · newest: 0.107 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linksys E8450
Linksys E8450 Firmware — versions 1.1.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

attilaszia/linux-iot-cves

References

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rAa4zzJPwMop0AEMiI2NKqUaZno7Ccqb (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/171433/Linksys-AX3200-1.1.00-Command-Injection.ht… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38841?: CVE-2022-38841 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys E8450, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-38841?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38841 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.