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Medium · 4.4 CVE-2022-45440 EUVD-2022-48311GHSA-rpwq-xw4m-459x

A vulnerability exists in the FTP server of the Zyxel AX7501-B0 firmware prior to V5.17(ABPC.3)C0, which processes symbolic links on extern…

Published Jan 17, 2023 · Updated Dec 17, 2025 · Assigned by Zyxel

Description

A vulnerability exists in the FTP server of the Zyxel AX7501-B0 firmware prior to V5.17(ABPC.3)C0, which processes symbolic links on external storage media. A local authenticated attacker with administrator privileges could abuse this vulnerability to access the root file system by creating a symbolic link on external storage media, such as a USB flash drive, and then logging into the FTP server on a vulnerable device.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Zyxel AX7501-B0 firmware < V5.17(ABPC.3)C0 —

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