01 Record
CVE-2023-22915
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the “fbwifi_forward.cgi” CGI program of Zyxel USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.35, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 4.30 through 5.35, USG20(W)-VPN
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Zyxel
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
02 Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the “fbwifi_forward.cgi” CGI program of Zyxel USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.35, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 4.30 through 5.35, USG20(W)-VPN
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 64.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-04-24 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-12 16:22Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-01-10
- Assigning CNA
- Zyxel
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 54156f264acbe090895508afb31968029fc0783931ca81d8b515287fcd1e389e
05 Affected products
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