Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-6398

HighRCE

Published: 20 February 2024

Published
20 February 2024
Modified
21 January 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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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 0.0073 73.1th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-6398 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Zyxel Atp100 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 26.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the file upload binary in Zyxel ATP series firmware versions from 4.32 through 5.37 Patch 1, USG FLEX series firmware versions from 4.50 through 5.37 Patch 1, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions from…

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4.16 through 5.37 Patch 1, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions from 4.16 through 5.37 Patch 1, USG FLEX H series firmware versions from 1.10 through 1.10 Patch 1, NWA50AX firmware versions through 6.29(ABYW.3), WAC500 firmware versions through 6.65(ABVS.1), WAX300H firmware versions through 6.60(ACHF.1), and WBE660S firmware versions through 6.65(ACGG.1) could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to execute some operating system (OS) commands on an affected device via FTP.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

zyxel
atp100 firmware
5.37 · 4.32 — 5.37
zyxel
atp100w firmware
5.37 · 4.32 — 5.37
zyxel
atp200 firmware
5.37 · 4.32 — 5.37
zyxel
atp500 firmware
5.37 · 4.32 — 5.37
zyxel
atp700 firmware
5.37 · 4.32 — 5.37
zyxel
atp800 firmware
5.37 · 4.32 — 5.37
zyxel
usg flex 100 firmware
5.37 · 4.50 — 5.37
zyxel
usg flex 100ax firmware
5.37 · 4.50 — 5.37
zyxel
usg flex 100h firmware
5.37 · 4.50 — 5.37
zyxel
usg flex 100w firmware
5.37 · 4.50 — 5.37
+32 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

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.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
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.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

References