cve-2023-27992

CRITICAL CVSS 9.8 opencve
Description

The pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.14)C0, NAS540 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AATB.11)C0, and NAS542 firmware versions prior to V5.21(ABAG.11)C0 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some operating system (OS) commands remotely by sending a crafted HTTP request.

Timeline
Published
2023-06-19 12:15 UTC
Last Modified
2026-06-17
CVSS Details

CVSS details not available.

Affected Products

No product information available.

Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-78
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H mitre
3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H nvd
3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H opencve
References

No references available.

Linked Vulnerabilities

No linked vulnerabilities found.

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