What is CVE-2022-45599?

CVE-2022-45599 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aztech Wmb250ac, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-45599?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45599 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Aztech Wmb250ac

CVE-2022-45599

Aztech WMB250AC Mesh Routers Firmware Version 016 2020 is vulnerable to PHP Type Juggling in file /var/www/login.php, allows attackers to gain escalated privileges only when specific conditions regarding a given accounts hashed password.

Published 2023-02-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Aztech Wmb250ac
Aztech Wmb250ac Firmware — versions 016_2020

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/ethancunt/CVE-2022-45599 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45599?: CVE-2022-45599 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aztech Wmb250ac, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-45599?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45599 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.