What is CVE-2022-45768?

CVE-2022-45768 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edimax Br-6428ns, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-45768?

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

RCE in Edimax Br-6428ns

CVE-2022-45768

Command Injection vulnerability in Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. Wireless Router N300 Firmware BR428nS v3 allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the formWlanMP function.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-02-07 · 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: 0.287 (98.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.287 · newest: 0.287 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Edimax Br-6428ns — versions v3
Edimax Br-6428ns Firmware — versions 1.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.lovesandy.cc/2022/11/20/EDIMAX漏洞/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/Erebua/CVE/blob/main/Edimax.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45768?: CVE-2022-45768 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edimax Br-6428ns, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-45768?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.