What is CVE-2022-45853?

CVE-2022-45853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zyxel Gs1900-8 Firmware, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-45853?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Zyxel Gs1900-8 Firmware

CVE-2022-45853

The privilege escalation vulnerability in the Zyxel GS1900-8 firmware version V2.70(AAHH.3) and the GS1900-8HP firmware version V2.70(AAHI.3) could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator privileges to execute some syst…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Zyxel Gs1900-8 Firmware — versions V2.70(AAHH.3)
Zyxel Gs1900-8hp Firmware — versions V2.70(AAHI.3)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45853?: CVE-2022-45853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zyxel Gs1900-8 Firmware, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-45853?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.