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CVE-2023-28771 · netVigilance record NV23-0073

Zyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2023-06-21 · passed 3 years 2 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Zyxel ATP, USG FLEX, VPN, and ZyWALL/USG firewalls allow for improper error message handling which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute OS commands remotely by sending crafted packets to an affected device.

Who is affected

Zyxel Multiple Firewalls. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-78.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 3 years 2 months ago

Sources