Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-45427

High

Published: 27 December 2022

Published
27 December 2022
Modified
14 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0018 39.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-45427 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Dahuasecurity Dss Express. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 39.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Some Dahua software products have a vulnerability of unrestricted upload of file. After obtaining the permissions of administrators, by sending a specific crafted packet to the vulnerable interface, an attacker can upload arbitrary files.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

dahuasecurity
dss express
7.002.1760000.2, 8.0.2, 8.0.4, 8.1, 8.1.1
dahuasecurity
dss professional
7.002.1760000.2, 8.0.2, 8.0.4, 8.1, 8.1.1
dahuasecurity
dhi-dss7016d-s2 firmware
1.001.0000001.2, 8.0.2, 8.0.4, 8.1
dahuasecurity
dhi-dss7016dr-s2 firmware
1.001.0000001.2, 8.0.2, 8.0.4, 8.1
dahuasecurity
dhi-dss4004-s2 firmware
1.001.0000001.2, 8.0.2, 8.0.4, 8.1

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-434

Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.

addresses: CWE-434

Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.

addresses: CWE-434

Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.

addresses: CWE-434

Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.

References