What is CVE-2022-46740?

CVE-2022-46740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Ws7100-20, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-46740?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-46740 known to be exploited?

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

Resource exhaustion in Huawei Ws7100-20

CVE-2022-46740

There is a denial of service vulnerability in the Wi-Fi module of the HUAWEI WS7100-20 Smart WiFi Router.Successful exploit could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Ws7100-20 — versions 10.0.5.33
Huawei Ws7100-20_firmware — versions 10.0.5.33

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@huawei.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46740?: CVE-2022-46740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Ws7100-20, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-46740?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-46740 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.