01 Record
CVE-2023-39780
On ASUS RT-AX55 3.0.0.4.386.51598 devices, authenticated attackers can perform OS command injection via the /start_apply.htm qos_bw_rulelist parameter. NOTE: for the similar "token-generated module"
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
On ASUS RT-AX55 3.0.0.4.386.51598 devices, authenticated attackers can perform OS command injection via the /start_apply.htm qos_bw_rulelist parameter. NOTE: for the similar "token-generated module"
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-06-02. Federal remediation due 2025-06-23.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 39.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-09-11 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:05Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-08-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ff45cabbd15bb71f6371f9a400852624b639e694d524e5274f5d729b06d5443e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/D2y6p/CVE/blob/main/asus/CVE-2023-39780/1/EN.md
- github.comhttps://github.com/D2y6p/CVE/blob/main/asus/CVE-2023-39780/2/EN.md
- github.comhttps://github.com/D2y6p/CVE/blob/main/asus/CVE-2023-39780/3/EN.md
- github.comhttps://github.com/D2y6p/CVE/blob/main/asus/CVE-2023-39780/4/EN.md
- github.comhttps://github.com/D2y6p/CVE/blob/main/asus/CVE-2023-39780/5/EN.md
- github.comhttps://github.com/D2y6p/CVE/blob/main/asus/CVE-2023-39780/6/EN.md
- www.greynoise.iohttps://www.greynoise.io/blog/stealthy-backdoor-campaign-affecting-asus-routers
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-39780