Hazard

Is CVE-2023-27992 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Zyxel Multiple NAS Devices Command Injection Vulnerability

Zyxel · Multiple Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 84% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 14 July 2023

What it is

Multiple Zyxel network-attached storage (NAS) devices contain a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands remotely via a crafted HTTP request.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 84%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2023-07-14) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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