CVE-2022-42457

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Published Oct 6, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Generex CS141 through 2.10 allows remote command execution by administrators via a web interface that reaches run_update in /usr/bin/gxserve-update.sh (e.g., command execution can occur via a reverse shell installed by install.sh).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:generex:cs141_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:generex:cs141:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45530	Generex CS141 through 2.10 allows remote command execution by administrators via a web interface that reaches run_update in /usr/bin/gxserve-update.sh (e.g., command execution can occur via a reverse shell installed by install.sh).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.2% (3.224% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution
https://github.dev/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution
https://www.generex.de/products/ups/
https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141
https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141/update

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Generex Cs141 Cs141 Firmware

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 6, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:10 PM
Reserved: Oct 6, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 6, 2022, 6:18 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

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