Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-44843

CriticalPublic PoCRCE

Published: 25 November 2022

Published
25 November 2022
Modified
29 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 0.1447 94.6th percentile
Risk Priority 28 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-44843 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Totolink A7100Ru Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 5.4% 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 A7100RU routers running firmware version V7.4cu.2313_B20191024 contain an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) in the setting/setOpenVpnClientCfg function. The flaw is triggered by unsanitized input to the port parameter and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation without authentication or user interaction.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can submit a crafted HTTP request to the affected endpoint and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device. Successful exploitation grants full control over the router, enabling actions that impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Public proof-of-concept code demonstrating the injection has been published on GitHub. The CVE’s EPSS score has remained near 0.15 with only minor fluctuation between its recorded peak and current value, indicating sustained but not sharply increasing exploitation interest since disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

TOTOlink A7100RU V7.4cu.2313_B20191024 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the port parameter in the setting/setOpenVpnClientCfg function.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

totolink
a7100ru firmware
7.4cu.2313_b20191024

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