CVE-2022-0556

A local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by incorrect permission assignment in some directories of the Zyxel AP Configurator (ZAC) version 1.1.4, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a local administrator.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.zyxel.com/support/Zyxel-security-advisory-for-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-of-AP-Configurator.shtml	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:zyxel:zyxel_ap_configurator:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Jun 2023, 19:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-269~~	CWE-732

15 Apr 2022, 03:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:zyxel:zyxel_ap_configurator:1.1.4:::::::*
First Time		Zyxel Zyxel zyxel Ap Configurator
CWE		CWE-269
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 7.2 v3 : 7.8
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://www.zyxel.com/support/Zyxel-security-advisory-for-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-of-AP-Configurator.shtml -~~	(CONFIRM) https://www.zyxel.com/support/Zyxel-security-advisory-for-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-of-AP-Configurator.shtml - Vendor Advisory

11 Apr 2022, 12:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-04-11 12:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:22

NVD link : CVE-2022-0556

Mitre link : CVE-2022-0556

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-0556

JSON object : View

Products Affected

zyxel

zyxel_ap_configurator

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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