CVE-2023-28767
The configuration parser fails to sanitize user-controlled input in the Zyxel ATP series firmware...
The configuration parser fails to sanitize user-controlled input in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, USG FLEX series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36,
USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, and VPN series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36. An unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker could leverage the vulnerability to inject some operating system (OS) commands into the device configuration data on an affected device when the cloud management mode is enabled.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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
The configuration parser fails to sanitize user-controlled input in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, USG FLEX series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36,
USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, and VPN series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36. An unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker could leverage the vulnerability to inject some operating system (OS) commands into the device configuration data on an affected device when the cloud management mode is enabled.
- Record
CVE-2023-28767- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32402
The configuration parser fails to sanitize user-controlled input in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, USG FLEX series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36,
USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, and VPN series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36. An unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker could leverage the vulnerability to inject some operating system (OS) commands into the device configuration data on an affected device when the cloud management mode is enabled.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32402- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hq2-q59r-h45h
The configuration parser fails to sanitize user-controlled input in the Zyxel ATP series firmware...
The configuration parser fails to sanitize user-controlled input in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, USG FLEX series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36,
USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, and VPN series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36. An unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker could leverage the vulnerability to inject some operating system (OS) commands into the device configuration data on an affected device when the cloud management mode is enabled.
- Record
GHSA-6hq2-q59r-h45h- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The configuration parser fails to sanitize user-controlled input in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, USG FLEX series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36,
USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.36, and VPN series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.36. An unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker could leverage the vulnerability to inject some operating system (OS) commands into the device configuration data on an affected device when the cloud management mode is enabled.
- Record
CVE-2023-28767- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- zyxel atp series firmware
- zyxel usg flex 50(w) series firmware
- zyxel usg flex series firmware
- zyxel usg20(w)-vpn series firmware
- zyxel vpn series firmware
- zyxel usg 20w-vpn firmware
- zyxel usg 2200-vpn firmware
- zyxel usg flex 100 firmware
- zyxel usg flex 100w firmware
- zyxel usg flex 200 firmware
- zyxel usg flex 500 firmware
- zyxel usg flex 50\/w\/ series firmware
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- zyxel usg flex 50 firmware
- zyxel usg flex 50w firmware
- zyxel usg flex 700 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp100 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp100w firmware
- zyxel zywall atp200 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp500 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp700 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp800 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn100 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn2s firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn300 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn50 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn 100 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn 300 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn 50 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28767 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Zyxel Atp Series Firmware, published July 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.