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CVE-2022-40966

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 7, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:02 AM UTC
150 products affected across 1 vendorWzr 600DHP FirmwareWzr 900DHP FirmwareWzr 1750DHP2 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Authentication bypass vulnerability in multiple Buffalo network devices allows a network-adjacent attacker to bypass authentication and access the device. The affected products/versions are as follows: WCR-300 firmware Ver. 1.87 and earlier, WHR-HP-G300N firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WHR-HP-GN firmware Ver. 1.87 and earlier, WPL-05G300 firmware Ver. 1.88 and earlier, WRM-D2133HP firmware Ver. 2.85 and earlier, WRM-D2133HS firmware Ver. 2.96 and earlier, WTR-M2133HP firmware Ver. 2.85 and earlier, WTR-M2133HS firmware Ver. 2.96 and earlier, WXR-1900DHP firmware Ver. 2.50 and earlier, WXR-1900DHP2 firmware Ver. 2.59 and earlier, WXR-1900DHP3 firmware Ver. 2.63 and earlier, WXR-5950AX12 firmware Ver. 3.40 and earlier, WXR-6000AX12B firmware Ver. 3.40 and earlier, WXR-6000AX12S firmware Ver. 3.40 and earlier, WZR-300HP firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WZR-450HP firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WZR-600DHP firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WZR-900DHP firmware Ver. 1.15 and earlier, WZR-1750DHP2 firmware Ver. 2.31 and earlier, WZR-HP-AG300H firmware Ver. 1.76 and earlier, WZR-HP-G302H firmware Ver. 1.86 and earlier, WEM-1266 firmware Ver. 2.85 and earlier, WEM-1266WP firmware Ver. 2.85 and earlier, WLAE-AG300N firmware Ver. 1.86 and earlier, FS-600DHP firmware Ver. 3.40 and earlier, FS-G300N firmware Ver. 3.14 and earlier, FS-HP-G300N firmware Ver. 3.33 and earlier, FS-R600DHP firmware Ver. 3.40 and earlier, BHR-4GRV firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, DWR-HP-G300NH firmware Ver. 1.84 and earlier, DWR-PG firmware Ver. 1.83 and earlier, HW-450HP-ZWE firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WER-A54G54 firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WER-AG54 firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WER-AM54G54 firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WER-AMG54 firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WHR-300 firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WHR-300HP firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WHR-AM54G54 firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WHR-AMG54 firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WHR-AMPG firmware Ver. 1.52 and earlier, WHR-G firmware Ver. 1.49 and earlier, WHR-G300N firmware Ver. 1.65 and earlier, WHR-G301N firmware Ver. 1.87 and earlier, WHR-G54S firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WHR-G54S-NI firmware Ver. 1.24 and earlier, WHR-HP-AMPG firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WHR-HP-G firmware Ver. 1.49 and earlier, WHR-HP-G54 firmware Ver. 1.43 and earlier, WLI-H4-D600 firmware Ver. 1.88 and earlier, WS024BF firmware Ver. 1.60 and earlier, WS024BF-NW firmware Ver. 1.60 and earlier, WXR-1750DHP firmware Ver. 2.60 and earlier, WXR-1750DHP2 firmware Ver. 2.60 and earlier, WZR-1166DHP firmware Ver. 2.18 and earlier, WZR-1166DHP2 firmware Ver. 2.18 and earlier, WZR-1750DHP firmware Ver. 2.30 and earlier, WZR2-G300N firmware Ver. 1.55 and earlier, WZR-450HP-CWT firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WZR-450HP-UB firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WZR-600DHP2 firmware Ver. 1.15 and earlier, WZR-600DHP3 firmware Ver. 2.19 and earlier, WZR-900DHP2 firmware Ver. 2.19 and earlier, WZR-AGL300NH firmware Ver. 1.55 and earlier, WZR-AMPG144NH firmware Ver. 1.49 and earlier, WZR-AMPG300NH firmware Ver. 1.51 and earlier, WZR-D1100H firmware Ver. 2.00 and earlier, WZR-G144N firmware Ver. 1.48 and earlier, WZR-G144NH firmware Ver. 1.48 and earlier, WZR-HP-G300NH firmware Ver. 1.84 and earlier, WZR-HP-G301NH firmware Ver. 1.84 and earlier, WZR-HP-G450H firmware Ver. 1.90 and earlier, WZR-S1750DHP firmware Ver. 2.32 and earlier, WZR-S600DHP firmware Ver. 2.19 and earlier, and WZR-S900DHP firmware Ver. 2.19 and earlier.

Affected

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

Bhr 4GRV Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 2.00
buffalo-bhr-4grv (same device)
Dwr HP G300NH Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 1.84
buffalo-dwr-hp-g300nh (same device)
Dwr Pg Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 1.83
buffalo-dwr-pg (same device)
Fs 600DHP Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 3.40
buffalo-fs-600dhp (same device)
Fs G300N Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 3.14
buffalo-fs-g300n (same device)
Fs HP G300N Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 3.33
buffalo-fs-hp-g300n (same device)
Fs R600DHP Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 3.40
buffalo-fs-r600dhp (same device)
Hw 450HP Zwe Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 2.00
buffalo-hw-450hp-zwe (same device)
Wcr 300 Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 1.87
buffalo-wcr-300 (same device)
Wem 1266 Firmware· Buffalo
95%
v ≤ 2.85
buffalo-wem-1266 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92805279/index.html
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.buffalo.jp/news/detail/20221003-01.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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