Privilege escalation in Zyxel in APs
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-1575 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-269 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
NWA50AX Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc NWA50AX-PRO Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc NWA55AXE Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc NWA90AX Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc NWA90AX-PRO Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc NWA220AX-6E Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc WAX300H Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc WAX620D-6E Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc WAX630S Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc WAX640S-6E Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc WAX655E Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc WBE660S Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc NWA110AX Hardware solutions / Firmware NWA210AX Hardware solutions / Firmware NWA1123ACv3 Hardware solutions / Firmware WAC500 Hardware solutions / Firmware WAC500H Hardware solutions / Firmware WAX510D Hardware solutions / Firmware WAX610D Hardware solutions / Firmware WAX650S Hardware solutions / Firmware |
| Vendor | ZyXEL Communications Corp. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management
EUVDB-ID: #VU94650
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1575
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote user can escalate privileges and download the configuration files on the target device.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsNWA50AX: 6.29(ABYW.4)
NWA50AX-PRO: 6.65(ACGE.1)
NWA55AXE: 6.29(ABZL.4)
NWA90AX: 6.29(ACCV.4)
NWA90AX-PRO: 6.65(ACGF.1)
NWA110AX: 6.70(ABTG.2)
NWA210AX: 6.70(ABTD.2)
NWA220AX-6E: 6.70(ACCO.1)
NWA1123ACv3: 6.70(ABVT.1)
WAC500: 6.70(ABVS.1)
WAC500H: 6.70(ABWA.1)
WAX300H: 6.70(ACHF.1)
WAX510D: 6.70(ABTF.2)
WAX610D: 6.70(ABTE.2)
WAX620D-6E: 6.70(ACCN.1)
WAX630S: 6.70(ABZD.2)
WAX640S-6E: 6.70(ACCM.1)
WAX650S: 6.70(ABRM.2)
WAX655E: 6.70(ACDO.1)
WBE660S: 6.70(ACGG.2)
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa50ax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa50ax:6.29(ABYW.4):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa50ax-pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa50ax-pro:6.65(ACGE.1):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa55axe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa55axe:6.29(ABZL.4):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa90ax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa90ax:6.29(ACCV.4):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa90ax-pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa90ax-pro:6.65(ACGF.1):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa110ax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa210ax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa220ax-6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:nwa1123acv3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wac500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wac500h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wax300h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wax510d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wax610d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wax620d-6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wax630s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wax640s-6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wax650s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wax655e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:wbe660s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
