CVE-2022-38546
A DNS misconfiguration was found in Zyxel NBG7510 firmware versions prior to V1.00(ABZY.3)C0,...
A DNS misconfiguration was found in Zyxel NBG7510 firmware versions prior to V1.00(ABZY.3)C0, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the DNS server when the device is switched to the AP mode.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A DNS misconfiguration was found in Zyxel NBG7510 firmware versions prior to V1.00(ABZY.3)C0, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the DNS server when the device is switched to the AP mode.
- Record
CVE-2022-38546- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41124
A DNS misconfiguration was found in Zyxel NBG7510 firmware versions prior to V1.00(ABZY.3)C0, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the DNS server when the device is switched to the AP mode.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41124- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmr6-wh49-g8wf
A DNS misconfiguration was found in Zyxel NBG7510 firmware versions prior to V1.00(ABZY.3)C0,...
A DNS misconfiguration was found in Zyxel NBG7510 firmware versions prior to V1.00(ABZY.3)C0, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the DNS server when the device is switched to the AP mode.
- Record
GHSA-pmr6-wh49-g8wf- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A DNS misconfiguration was found in Zyxel NBG7510 firmware versions prior to V1.00(ABZY.3)C0, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the DNS server when the device is switched to the AP mode.
- Record
CVE-2022-38546- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - 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-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38546 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Zyxel Nbg7510 Firmware, published December 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.