What is CVE-2022-45498?

CVE-2022-45498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenda W6-S, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-45498?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45498 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Tenda W6-S

CVE-2022-45498

An issue in the component tpi_systool_handle(0) (/goform/SysToolReboot) of Tenda W6-S v1.0.0.4(510) allows unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily reboot the device.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Tenda W6-s
Tenda W6-s_firmware — versions 1.0.0.4\(510\)
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45498?: CVE-2022-45498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenda W6-S, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-45498?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45498 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.