Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-28911

CriticalPublic PoCRCE

Published: 10 May 2022

Published
10 May 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.1026 93.3th percentile
Risk Priority 26 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-28911 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Totolink N600R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 6.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

TOTOLink N600R V5.3c.7159_B20190425 contains a command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-28911 and assigned CWE-78, that is reachable via the filename parameter to the /setting/CloudACMunualUpdate endpoint. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no requirement for authentication or user interaction.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted filename value that results in arbitrary operating-system command execution on the device, granting the ability to read, modify, or delete data and to disrupt device operation. Public proof-of-concept material describing the injection point has been published on GitHub.

The EPSS score for the CVE reached a peak of 0.1127 and currently stands at 0.1026; no vendor advisory or firmware update addressing the issue appears among the available references.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

TOTOLink N600R V5.3c.7159_B20190425 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the filename parameter in /setting/CloudACMunualUpdate.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

totolink
n600r firmware
5.3c.7159_b20190425

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

References