CVE-2022-45005
Published: 13 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-45005 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Ip-Com Ew9 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
IP-COM EW9 firmware version V15.11.0.14(9732) contains an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) in the cmd_get_ping_output function. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input to the affected ping-related endpoint and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device. Successful exploitation grants full control over the router, allowing confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Public proof-of-concept material describing the injection point has been published, and the EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1215 before receding to the current value of 0.0396, indicating a measurable increase in observed exploitation interest after disclosure. No vendor advisory or patch information appears in the available references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-47930
Vulnerability details
IP-COM EW9 V15.11.0.14(9732) was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the cmd_get_ping_output function.
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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.