CVE-2022-29520 — An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the console_main_loop :sys funct

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the console_main_loop :sys functionality of Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit 6.9Z. A specially-crafted XCMD can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can send an XML payload to trigger this vulnerability.

01What is this vulnerability?

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the console_main_loop :sys functionality of Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit 6.9Z. A specially-crafted XCMD can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can send an XML payload to trigger this vulnerability.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
abode systems, inc.	iota All	In-One Security Kit — 6.9Z

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-10-25T16:33:36.201Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-15T18:48:26.587Z

09References

• talosintelligence.com — https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1561