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CVE-2022-0342

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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An authentication bypass vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG/ZyWALL series firmware versions 4.20 through 4.70, USG FLEX series firmware…

CVE-2022-03424 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 61 = 24 + 25 + 2 + 10 + 0

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.95134  ·  without this subject the record ranks 37

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 9.8, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 36

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

rose on 2026-09-08  ·  without this subject the record ranks 59

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

20 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 51

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 61

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$4.75Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movement+$521,000on 2026-09-08, the last material move, 11 days before this reading
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$4.75M = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.95134 likelihood

udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run

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Hindsight · the state

0.95134EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Harmtotal loss · unauthenticatedreceipt
Exploitationnone in held sources
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementdoubled within 72hreceipt
RISING10Risen from 0.00885 to 0.95134 across 48 observations. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

CVE-2023-28461SonicWall SonicOSConcurrentFortinet FortiOS,Fortinet FortiOSOracle Payments0342

This record is one instance of CWE-287, improper authentication. The index holds 4979 prior instances of this class, 49 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. taxonomy@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-287 Improper Authenticationreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-287: Integrity, Confidentiality, Availability, Access Control: Read Application Data, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands[email protected]

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

First unaffected version, by branchzywall 4.71; usg40 firmware 4.71; usg40w firmware 4.71; usg60 firmware 4.71; usg60w firmware 4.71; vpn100 firmware 5.21receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Nothing observed in held sources.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA9.8 CRITICALreceipt
CVSS, NVD9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Exploit probability0.95134 · top 0.14% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth15 products across 1 vendorderived
Assigned byZyxelreceipt
Recorded changes48 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productZyxel USG/ZyWALL series firmware; Zyxel USG FLEX series firmware; Zyxel ATP series firmware; Zyxel VPN series firmware; Zyxel NSG series firmwarereceipt
Published rangeszyxel usg40 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71; zyxel usg40w firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71; zyxel usg60 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71; zyxel usg60w firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71receipt
Show all 20 published ranges
zyxel usg40 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71
zyxel usg40w firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71
zyxel usg60 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71
zyxel usg60w firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71
zyxel zywall 110 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71
zyxel zywall 310 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71
zyxel zywall 1100 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71
zyxel usg flex 100 firmware >= 4.50 <= 5.20
zyxel usg flex 200 firmware >= 4.50 <= 5.20
zyxel usg flex 500 firmware >= 4.50 <= 5.20
zyxel usg flex 100w firmware >= 4.50 <= 5.20
zyxel usg flex 700 firmware >= 4.50 <= 5.20
zyxel atp100 firmware >= 4.32 <= 5.20
zyxel atp100w firmware >= 4.32 <= 5.20
zyxel atp200 firmware >= 4.32 <= 5.20
zyxel atp500 firmware >= 4.32 <= 5.20
zyxel atp700 firmware >= 4.32 <= 5.20
zyxel atp800 firmware >= 4.32 <= 5.20
zyxel vpn50 firmware >= 4.30 < 5.21
zyxel vpn100 firmware >= 4.30 < 5.21

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Attack path

Unauthenticated network requestno credentials, no interactionZyxel ATP series firmwareCWE-287 improper authenticationFull compromise (C/I/A)C:H / I:H / A:Hexploits CWE-287data compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG/ZyWALL series firmware versions 4.20 through 4.70, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.20, ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.20, VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.20, and NSG series firmware versions V1.20 through V1.33 Patch 4, which could allow an attacker to bypass the web authentication and obtain administrative access of the device. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
weakness
CWE-287
affected versions
zyxel usg40 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71; zyxel usg40w firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71; zyxel usg60 firmware >= 4.20 < 4.71; and 17 more, listed in full below
also scored by
[email protected] 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Dated events

2023-09-22EPSS moved 0.00 to 0.272025-03-17EPSS moved 0.12 to 0.902026-09-08EPSS moved 0.84 to 0.95

Movement the material steps

29 Mar 20220.00885
7 Mar 20230.002 · scoring model v2023.03.01
22 Sep 20230.26934 · crossed 0.10
10 Nov 20230.05465 · crossed 0.10
25 Dec 20240.10869 · crossed 0.10
6 Jan 20250.09303 · crossed 0.10
16 Mar 20250.12097 · crossed 0.10
17 Mar 20250.90079 · crossed 0.50 and 0.90 · scoring model v2025.03.14
18 Mar 20250.84718 · crossed 0.90
23 Mar 20250.90933 · crossed 0.90
24 Mar 20250.85709 · crossed 0.90
28 Mar 20250.92003 · crossed 0.90
18 Nov 20250.72852 · crossed 0.90
21 Nov 20250.91904 · crossed 0.90
15 Jun 20260.84839 · crossed 0.90 · scoring model v2026.06.15
8 Sep 20260.94858 · crossed 0.90
19 Sep 20260.95134

This score more than doubled inside 72 hours. Both observations are in the full history below.

Show all 48 observations
29 Mar 20220.00885
7 Mar 20230.002
8 Mar 20230.00200
4 Apr 20230.00173
30 Apr 20230.00237
8 Jul 20230.00166
8 Sep 20230.00190
22 Sep 20230.26934
6 Oct 20230.27759
19 Oct 20230.25187
3 Nov 20230.21831
10 Nov 20230.05465
17 Nov 20230.06833
1 Dec 20230.07467
7 Feb 20240.08015
9 Sep 20240.05823
1 Nov 20240.06879
28 Nov 20240.06900
11 Dec 20240.07764
17 Dec 20240.08003
25 Dec 20240.10869
6 Jan 20250.09303
16 Mar 20250.12097
17 Mar 20250.90079
18 Mar 20250.84718
19 Mar 20250.79643
20 Mar 20250.81117
23 Mar 20250.90933
24 Mar 20250.85709
28 Mar 20250.92003
29 Mar 20250.93015
30 Mar 20250.92251
2 Apr 20250.91857
29 Jul 20250.91904
12 Aug 20250.92291
14 Nov 20250.91904
18 Nov 20250.72852
21 Nov 20250.91904
9 Dec 20250.92223
12 Dec 20250.92563
13 Dec 20250.91427
16 Mar 20260.92563
19 Mar 20260.92223
8 Apr 20260.92364
15 Jun 20260.84839
27 Jul 20260.8442
8 Sep 20260.94858
19 Sep 20260.95134

48 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.95134Published2022-03-28Index as of2026-09-19

Exploit probability more than doubled between 2025-03-16 and 2025-03-17 (0.12097 → 0.90079) and the record had been public for 4 years, 5 months when this index was last written.

Published 2022-03-28 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-19 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-287, improper authentication. The index holds 4979 prior instances of this class, 49 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. [email protected]

CVE-2023-28461matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2023receipt
CVE-2024-53704 · SonicWall SonicOSmatches 8 of 9KEV listed · 2025receipt
CVE-2025-61882 · Oracle Concurrent Processingmatches 8 of 9KEV listed · 2025receipt
CVE-2022-40684 · Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy…matches 8 of 9KEV listed · 2022receipt
CVE-2020-12812 · Fortinet FortiOSmatches 8 of 9KEV listed · 2020receipt
CVE-2026-46817 · Oracle Paymentsmatches 8 of 9KEV listed · 2026receipt

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4979 records in this class held. The six above are drawn from the ones CISA has listed as exploited, ranked by how much of the record matches this one. That is why every one of them is KEV-listed: the pool is, so the colour on those spokes says nothing the pool has not already said.

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zyxel usg/zywall series firmware

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