CVE-2022-36381
Published: 16 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-36381 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor Wap 001 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2022-36381 is an OS command injection issue, tracked under CWE-78, that affects all versions of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 and is exploitable over the network.
An attacker who already possesses administrative privileges on the device can leverage unspecified vectors to execute arbitrary operating system commands, resulting in full impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected hardware.
Nintendo and JVN have published advisories on the issue, available at the referenced URLs, which security practitioners should review for official mitigation steps such as firmware updates or configuration changes. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0506 with no material rise from its initial value.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-39094
Vulnerability details
OS command injection vulnerability in Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001 All versions allows an attacker with an administrative privilege to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.