CVE-2022-30525

Zyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 16 May 2022

Description

A OS command injection vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG FLEX 100(W) firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 200 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 500 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 700 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1, ATP series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.21 Patch 1, which could allow an attacker to modify specific files and then execute some OS commands on a vulnerable device.

Key facts

Published
12 May 2022
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
Zyxel
KEV added
16 May 2022
KEV fix due
6 Jun 2022
EPSS
99.944% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.973% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (Zyxel)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
ZyxelUSG FLEX 100(W) firmware
  • 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1 (affected)
ZyxelUSG FLEX 200 firmware
  • 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1 (affected)
ZyxelUSG FLEX 500 firmware
  • 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1 (affected)
ZyxelUSG FLEX 700 firmware
  • 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1 (affected)
ZyxelATP series firmware
  • 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1 (affected)
ZyxelVPN series firmware
  • 4.60 through 5.21 Patch 1 (affected)
ZyxelUSG FLEX 50(W) firmware
  • 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1 (affected)
ZyxelUSG 20(W)-VPN firmware
  • 5.10 through 5.21 Patch 1 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 12 May 2022 Published
  2. 16 May 2022 CVE-2022-30525 added to CISA KEV
  3. 16 May 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

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HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).

References