CVE-2023-28771 — Zyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Overview
Zyxel ATP, USG FLEX, VPN, and ZyWALL/USG firewalls allow for improper error message handling which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute OS commands remotely by sending crafted packets to an affected device.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2023-28771
- Vulnerability
- Zyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Zyxel
- Affected products
- Zyxel: Multiple Firewalls
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Published
- 2023-05-31
Remediation guidance
CVE-2023-28771 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for Zyxel the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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