CVE-2023-34141 — A command injection vulnerability in the access point (AP) management feature of

A command injection vulnerability in the access point (AP) management feature of the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG20

01What is this vulnerability?

A command injection vulnerability in the access point (AP) management feature of the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2, VPN series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zyxel	ATP series firmware	5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2
Zyxel	USG FLEX series firmware	5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2
Zyxel	USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware	5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2
Zyxel	USG20(W)	VPN series firmware — 5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2
Zyxel	VPN series firmware	5.00 through 5.36 Patch 2
Zyxel	NXC2500 firmware	6.10(AAIG.0) through 6.10(AAIG.3)
Zyxel	NXC5500 firmware	6.10(AAOS.0) through 6.10(AAOS.4)

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: 2023-07-17T17:56:26.818Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-29T16:06:41.479Z

09References

• www.zyxel.com — https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advis…