Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-44038

CriticalPublic PoCRCE

Published: 29 November 2022

Published
29 November 2022
Modified
25 April 2025
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 0.0293 86.7th percentile
Risk Priority 21 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-44038 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Russound Xsourceplayer 777D Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 13.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Russound XSourcePlayer 777D v06.08.03 was discovered to contain a remote code execution vulnerability via the scriptRunner.cgi component.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

russound
xsourceplayer 777d firmware
06.08.03

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-94

Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.

addresses: CWE-94

Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.

addresses: CWE-94

Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.

addresses: CWE-94

Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.

References