CVE-2022-47188

Improper Input Validation in Generex CS141

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 31, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:13 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCS141 FirmwareCs141

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

There is an arbitrary file reading vulnerability in Generex UPS CS141 below 2.06 version. An attacker, making use of the default credentials, could upload a backup file containing a symlink to /etc/shadow, allowing him to obtain the content of this path.

Affected

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

v < 2.06
Affected range stops below 2.06, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
generex-cs141 (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHINCIBE
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-59

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