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CVE-2022-30525 — Zyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection Vulnerability

A OS command injection vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG FLEX 100(W) firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 200 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 500 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 700 firmware versions 5.00 th

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
94.45% (top 0.00%)
CWE
CWE-78
Published
2022-05-12T13:05:11.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:15:39.737Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-05-16
BOD 22-01 due
2022-06-06
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

A OS command injection vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG FLEX 100(W) firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 200 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 500 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 700 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 5.10…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
ZyxelUSG FLEX 100(W) firmware5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1
ZyxelUSG FLEX 200 firmware5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1
ZyxelUSG FLEX 500 firmware5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1
ZyxelUSG FLEX 700 firmware5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1
ZyxelATP series firmware5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1
ZyxelVPN series firmware4.60 through 5.21 Patch 1
ZyxelUSG FLEX 50(W) firmware5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1
ZyxelUSG 20(W)VPN firmware — 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-05-16. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

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

09References

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