CVE-2022-3218
Necta WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) client-side authentication bypass
Due to a reliance on client-side authentication, the WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) from Necta LLC's authentication mechanism is trivially bypassed, which can result in remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Due to a reliance on client-side authentication, the WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) from Necta LLC's authentication mechanism is trivially bypassed, which can result in remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-3218- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-603, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Necta WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) client-side authentication bypass
Due to a reliance on client-side authentication, the WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) from Necta LLC's authentication mechanism is trivially bypassed, which can result in remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-3218- Weakness
- CWE-603
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-42632 No score
Due to a reliance on client-side authentication, the WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) from Necta LLC's authentication mechanism is trivially bypassed, which can result in remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2022-42632- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9ccj-j63p-ch9p
Due to a reliance on client-side authentication, the WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) from Necta LLC's...
Due to a reliance on client-side authentication, the WiFi Mouse (Mouse Server) from Necta LLC's authentication mechanism is trivially bypassed, which can result in remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-9ccj-j63p-ch9p- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Wifi Mouse RCE | 2021-02-25 |
| PoC in GitHub | MoisesTapia/cve-2022-3218 | 2025-12-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | mermehr/MouseServer-1.7.8.5-RCE | 2026-08-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-3218 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Necta Llc Wifi Mouse (mouse Server), published September 19, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/16985
exploit-db.com/exploits/50972
packetstormsecurity.com/files/168509/WiFi-Mouse-1.8.3.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3218