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CVE-2023-27992

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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The pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.14)C0, NAS540 firmware versions…

CVE-2023-279924 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 76 = 40 + 25 + 0 + 5 + 6

rank@v1 · act now

Someone is already using it

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

EPSS 0.83787 · CISA KEV listed  ·  without this subject the record ranks 36

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 9.8, from the CNA  ·  without this subject the record ranks 51

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 76

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

3 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 71

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

CISA remediation date held  ·  without this subject the record ranks 70

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$4.18Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$4.18M = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.83787 likelihood

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Hindsight · the state

0.83787EPSSKEV · LISTED
Severity9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Harmtotal loss · unauthenticatedreceipt
Exploitationin the wild · KEVreceipt
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2025-11-21, 290 days at 0.84, as of 2026-09-07. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

CVE-2023-43208CVE-2021-27104CVE-2019-15107CVE-2019-16057CVE-2018-10562CVE-2018-1113827992

This record is one instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection'). The index holds 6775 prior instances of this class, 121 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-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')receipt
Published consequencesCWE-78: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Non-Repudiation: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, Read Files or Directories, Modify Files or Directories, Read…[email protected]
Ransomware campaign useUnknown to CISAreceipt

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

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

First unaffected version, by branchnas326 firmware 5.21\(aazf.14\)c0; nas540 firmware 5.21\(aatb.11\)c0; nas542 firmware 5.21\(abag.11\)c0receipt
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.
CISA remediation statusoverdue since 2023-07-14receipt
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions.receipt
Published to CISA KEV4 daysderived

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed, 2023-06-23.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed2023-06-23receipt
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Exploit probability0.83787 · top 0.32% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth3 products across 1 vendorderived
Assigned byZyxelreceipt
Recorded changes49 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productZyxel NAS326 firmware; Zyxel NAS540 firmware; Zyxel NAS542 firmwarereceipt
Published rangeszyxel nas326 firmware < 5.21\(aazf.14\)c0; zyxel nas540 firmware < 5.21\(aatb.11\)c0; zyxel nas542 firmware < 5.21\(abag.11\)c0receipt

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Attack path

Unauthenticated network requestno credentials, no interactionCISA KEV listingadded 06-23 · due 07-14Zyxel NAS326 firmwareCWE-78 OS command injectionFull compromise (C/I/A)C:H / I:H / A:Hmandates remediationexploits CWE-78data compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

The pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.14)C0, NAS540 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AATB.11)C0, and NAS542 firmware versions prior to V5.21(ABAG.11)C0 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some operating system (OS) commands remotely by sending a crafted HTTP request. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

weakness
CWE-78
affected versions
zyxel nas326 firmware < 5.21\(aazf.14\)c0; zyxel nas540 firmware < 5.21\(aatb.11\)c0; zyxel nas542 firmware < 5.21\(abag.11\)c0
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

2023-06-23Added to CISA KEV2023-07-14CISA remediation due2025-03-17EPSS moved 0.03 to 0.652025-11-21EPSS moved 0.53 to 0.84

Movement the material steps

20 Jun 20230.00085
17 Mar 20250.64926 · crossed 0.10 and 0.50 · scoring model v2025.03.14
19 Mar 20250.82812
20 Mar 20250.64926
27 Mar 20250.82812
28 Mar 20250.64926
29 Mar 20250.82812
30 Mar 20250.64926
15 Apr 20250.88459
18 Nov 20250.52801
21 Nov 20250.84007
15 Jun 20260.86703 · scoring model v2026.06.15
7 Sep 20260.83787
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20 Jun 20230.00085
24 Jun 20230.00741
28 Jun 20230.00255
8 Jul 20230.02534
15 Jul 20230.02889
22 Oct 20230.02427
8 May 20240.02367
19 May 20240.01813
25 Jun 20240.03006
21 Jul 20240.04173
28 Aug 20240.03176
23 Sep 20240.03245
2 Nov 20240.03489
29 Nov 20240.02904
9 Jan 20250.02939
17 Mar 20250.64926
19 Mar 20250.82812
20 Mar 20250.64926
27 Mar 20250.82812
28 Mar 20250.64926
29 Mar 20250.82812
30 Mar 20250.64926
15 Apr 20250.88459
14 Jul 20250.8935
2 Aug 20250.88333
3 Aug 20250.87698
7 Aug 20250.86389
22 Oct 20250.87891
28 Oct 20250.84007
18 Nov 20250.52801
21 Nov 20250.84007
7 Feb 20260.85693
11 Feb 20260.86532
13 Jun 20260.87616
15 Jun 20260.86703
20 Jun 20260.84265
28 Jun 20260.84195
7 Sep 20260.83787

38 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 0.83787Published2023-06-19CISA KEV2023-06-23Index as of2026-09-07

Listed by CISA 4 days after it published and the record had been public for 3 years, 2 months when this index was last written.

Published 2023-06-19 receipt · CISA KEV 2023-06-23 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-07 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection'). The index holds 6775 prior instances of this class, 121 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. [email protected]

CVE-2023-43208matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2023receipt
CVE-2021-27104matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2021receipt
CVE-2019-15107matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2019receipt
CVE-2019-16057matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2019receipt
CVE-2018-10562matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2018receipt
CVE-2018-11138matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2018receipt

"Matches n of m" counts the attributes the two records can both be compared on: the CVSS metrics they share a version of, any weakness class beyond this one, and the vendor. fit-rules@v1

6775 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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