CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2022-45440
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.25%
Original NVD Description
A vulnerability exists in the FTP server of the Zyxel AX7501-B0 firmware prior to V5.17(ABPC.3)C0, which processes symbolic links on external storage media. A local authenticated attacker with administrator privileges could abuse this vulnerability to access the root file system by creating a symbolic link on external storage media, such as a USB flash drive, and then logging into the FTP server on a vulnerable device.
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