CVE-2022-4221
OS command injection in ASUS M25 NAS
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Asus NAS-M25 allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary OS commands via unsanitized cookie values.This issue affects NAS-M25: through 1.0.1.7.
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
CVE List Score used
OS command injection in ASUS M25 NAS
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Asus NAS-M25 allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary OS commands via unsanitized cookie values.This issue affects NAS-M25: through 1.0.1.7.
- Record
CVE-2022-4221- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-51581
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Asus NAS-M25 allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary OS commands via unsanitized cookie values.This issue affects NAS-M25: through 1.0.1.7.
- Record
EUVD-2022-51581- 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-pqv9-66jx-6q5v
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')...
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Asus NAS-M25 allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary OS commands via unsanitized cookie values.This issue affects NAS-M25: through 1.0.1.7.
- Record
GHSA-pqv9-66jx-6q5v- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Asus NAS-M25 allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary OS commands via unsanitized cookie values.This issue affects NAS-M25: through 1.0.1.7.
- Record
CVE-2022-4221- 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-78
- 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-2022-4221 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Asus Nas-m25, published December 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.92%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.