CVE-2022-33938 — A format string injection vulnerability exists in the ghome_process_control_pack

A format string injection vulnerability exists in the ghome_process_control_packet functionality of Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit 6.9Z and 6.9X. A specially-crafted XCMD can lead to memory corruption, information disclosure and denial of service. An attacker ca

01What is this vulnerability?

A format string injection vulnerability exists in the ghome_process_control_packet functionality of Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit 6.9Z and 6.9X. A specially-crafted XCMD can lead to memory corruption, information disclosure and denial of service. An attacker can send a malicious XML payload to trigger this vulnerability.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
abode systems, inc.	iota All	In-One Security Kit — 6.9X, 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: 2022-10-25T16:33:58.055Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-15T18:45:24.390Z

09References

• talosintelligence.com — https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1584