CVE-2022-40918
Buffer overflow in firmware lewei_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+...
Buffer overflow in firmware lewei_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+ FPV Drone allows attacker to gain remote code execution as root user via a specially crafted UDP packet. Please update the Reference section to these links > http://thiscomputer.com/ > https://www.bostoncyber.org/ > https://medium.com/@meekworth/exploiting-the-lw9621-drone-camera-module-773f00081368
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
Buffer overflow in firmware lewei_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+ FPV Drone allows attacker to gain remote code execution as root user via a specially crafted UDP packet. Please update the Reference section to these links > http://thiscomputer.com/ > https://www.bostoncyber.org/ > https://medium.com/@meekworth/exploiting-the-lw9621-drone-camera-module-773f00081368
- Record
CVE-2022-40918- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Buffer overflow in firmware lewei_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+ FPV Drone allows attacker to gain remote code execution as root user via a specially crafted UDP packet. Please update the Reference section to these links > http://thiscomputer.com/ > https://www.bostoncyber.org/ > https://medium.com/@meekworth/exploiting-the-lw9621-drone-camera-module-773f00081368
- Record
CVE-2022-40918- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44170
Buffer overflow in firmware lewei_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+ FPV Drone allows attacker to gain remote code execution as root user via a specially crafted UDP packet. Please update the Reference section to these links > http://thiscomputer.com/ > https://www.bostoncyber.org/ > https://medium.com/@meekworth/exploiting-the-lw9621-drone-camera-module-773f00081368
- Record
EUVD-2022-44170- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jqqc-8vpc-2wjv
Buffer overflow in firmware lewei_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+...
Buffer overflow in firmware lewei_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+ FPV Drone allows attacker to gain remote code execution as root user via a specially crafted UDP packet. Please update the Reference section to these links > http://thiscomputer.com/ > https://www.bostoncyber.org/ > https://medium.com/@meekworth/exploiting-the-lw9621-drone-camera-module-773f00081368
- Record
GHSA-jqqc-8vpc-2wjv- 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-787
- 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-2022-40918 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Force1rc Discovery Wifi U818a Hd\+ Fpv Firmware, published December 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
medium.com/%40meekworth/exploiting-the-lw9621-drone-camera-module-773f00081368
1af95112-6fd8-4c8f-8bd6-c47f8ef7b77a.filesusr.com/ugd/c1f861_51eb0d33d5764efc93e9d5f19c306950.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40918
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jqqc-8vpc-2wjv