Zyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Summary

CVECVE-2023-28771
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-04-25 02:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-06-09 18:12:00 UTC
DescriptionImproper error message handling in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware versions 4.60 through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, and ATP series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some OS commands remotely by sending crafted packets to an affected device.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.943460000 probability, percentile 0.999570000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-05-31; due 2023-06-21; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-78

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorZyxel
ProductMultiple Firewalls
NameZyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-remote-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28771

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Zyxel Atp100 - All All All
Hardware Zyxel Atp100w - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Atp100w Firmware All All All All
Operating System Zyxel Atp100 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Atp200 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Atp200 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Atp500 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Atp500 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Atp700 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Atp700 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Atp800 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Atp800 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Usg Flex 100 - All All All
Hardware Zyxel Usg Flex 100w - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Usg Flex 100w Firmware All All All All
Operating System Zyxel Usg Flex 100 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Usg Flex 200 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Usg Flex 200 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Usg Flex 50 - All All All
Hardware Zyxel Usg Flex 500 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Usg Flex 500 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Usg Flex 50w - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Usg Flex 50w Firmware All All All All
Operating System Zyxel Usg Flex 50 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Usg Flex 700 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Usg Flex 700 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Vpn100 - All All All
Hardware Zyxel Vpn1000 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Vpn1000 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Zyxel Vpn100 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Vpn300 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Vpn300 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Vpn50 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Vpn50 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Zyxel Zywall Usg 100 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Zywall Usg 100 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Zyxel Zywall Usg 100 Firmware 4.73 - All All
Hardware Zyxel Zywall Usg 310 - All All All
Operating System Zyxel Zywall Usg 310 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Zyxel Zywall Usg 310 Firmware 4.73 - All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172820/Zyxel-IKE-Packet-Decoder-Unauthenticated-Remote-... MISC packetstormsecurity.com
Zyxel security advisory for OS command injection vulnerability of firewalls | Zyxel Networks CONFIRM www.zyxel.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

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