CVE-2022-47191

Privilege Escalation via file upload vulnerability at Generex CS141

HIGH
8.8
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
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Generex UPS CS141 below 2.06 version, could allow a remote attacker to upload a firmware file containing a file with modified permissions, allowing him to escalate privileges.

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 exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-434

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