CVE-2022-22054

ASUS RT-AX56U - Path Traversal

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 14, 2022 at 04:50 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:27 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorRt AX56U FirmwareRt-Ax56U

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

ASUS RT-AX56U’s login function contains a path traversal vulnerability due to its inadequate filtering for special characters in URL parameters, which allows an unauthenticated local area network attacker to access restricted system paths and download arbitrary files.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

asus-rt-ax56u (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMtwcert
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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