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CVE-2022-45853

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: May 30, 2023 at 10:02 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:10 AM UTC
20 products affected across 1 vendorGS1900-10HP firmwareGS1900-24 firmwareGS1900-8 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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 system commands as 'root' on a vulnerable device via SSH.

Affected

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

GS1900-10HP firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(aazi.3)
zyxel-gs1900-10hp (same device)
GS1900-16 firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(aahj.3)
zyxel-gs1900-16 (same device)
GS1900-24 firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(aahl.3)
zyxel-gs1900-24 (same device)
GS1900-24E firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(aahk.3)
zyxel-gs1900-24e (same device)
GS1900-24EP firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(abto.3)
zyxel-gs1900-24ep (same device)
GS1900-24HPv2 firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(abtp.3)
zyxel-gs1900-24hpv2 (same device)
GS1900-48 firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(aahn.3)
zyxel-gs1900-48 (same device)
GS1900-48HPv2 firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(abtq.3)
zyxel-gs1900-48hpv2 (same device)
GS1900-8 Firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(AAHH.3)2.70(aahh.3)
zyxel-gs1900-8 (same device)
GS1900-8HP firmware· Zyxel
95%
2.70(AAHI.3)2.70(aahi.3)
zyxel-gs1900-8hp (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 (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-gs1900-series-switches

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMZyxel
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-276

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