CVE-2022-41545

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 22.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-02-18 00:00Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-20 17:08Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-09-26

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

a6c7961653f60a7f8c72de62069d258a8f6079715c222497b05a074993784fa6

• www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/about/security/
• www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/networking/cablemodems/C7800.pdf
• seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/12
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/12