CVE-2022-44039
Franklin Fueling System FFS Colibri 1.9.22.8925 is affected by: File system overwrite. The impact...
Franklin Fueling System FFS Colibri 1.9.22.8925 is affected by: File system overwrite. The impact is: File system rewrite (remote). ¶¶ An attacker can overwrite system files like [system.conf] and [passwd], this occurs because the insecure usage of "fopen" system function with the mode "wb" which allows overwriting file if exists. Overwriting files such as passwd, allows an attacker to escalate his privileges by planting backdoor user with root privilege or change root password.
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
Franklin Fueling System FFS Colibri 1.9.22.8925 is affected by: File system overwrite. The impact is: File system rewrite (remote). ¶¶ An attacker can overwrite system files like [system.conf] and [passwd], this occurs because the insecure usage of "fopen" system function with the mode "wb" which allows overwriting file if exists. Overwriting files such as passwd, allows an attacker to escalate his privileges by planting backdoor user with root privilege or change root password.
- Record
CVE-2022-44039- 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-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Franklin Fueling System FFS Colibri 1.9.22.8925 is affected by: File system overwrite. The impact is: File system rewrite (remote). ¶¶ An attacker can overwrite system files like [system.conf] and [passwd], this occurs because the insecure usage of "fopen" system function with the mode "wb" which allows overwriting file if exists. Overwriting files such as passwd, allows an attacker to escalate his privileges by planting backdoor user with root privilege or change root password.
- Record
CVE-2022-44039- 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-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-47001
Franklin Fueling System FFS Colibri 1.9.22.8925 is affected by: File system overwrite. The impact is: File system rewrite (remote). ¶¶ An attacker can overwrite system files like [system.conf] and [passwd], this occurs because the insecure usage of "fopen" system function with the mode "wb" which allows overwriting file if exists. Overwriting files such as passwd, allows an attacker to escalate his privileges by planting backdoor user with root privilege or change root password.
- Record
EUVD-2022-47001- 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-6439-9fxj-fc35
Franklin Fueling System FFS Colibri 1.9.22.8925 is affected by: File system overwrite. The impact...
Franklin Fueling System FFS Colibri 1.9.22.8925 is affected by: File system overwrite. The impact is: File system rewrite (remote). ¶¶ An attacker can overwrite system files like [system.conf] and [passwd], this occurs because the insecure usage of "fopen" system function with the mode "wb" which allows overwriting file if exists. Overwriting files such as passwd, allows an attacker to escalate his privileges by planting backdoor user with root privilege or change root password.
- Record
GHSA-6439-9fxj-fc35- 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-863
- 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-2022-44039 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Franklinfueling Colibri Firmware, published December 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.