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TI-2022-15978 Aliases CVE-2022-35401GHSA-rj78-2fm5-wrfp

Improper authentication in ASUS RT-AX82U

Priority HIGH 70CWE-324Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the get_IFTTTTtoken.cgi functionality of Asus RT-AX82U 3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to full administrative access to the device. An attacker would need to send a series of HTTP requests to exploit this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.20849 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ASUSRT-AX82U3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230—No fix listedCNA
  • RT-AX82U VendorASUS Affected 3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ax82u_firmware:3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230VulnerableASUS
cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ax82u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onASUS
  • cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ax82u_firmware:3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230 Vulnerable ·ASUS
  • cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ax82u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·ASUS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-35401
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj78-2fm5-wrfp

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-09749 Out-of-bounds write in Asuswrt-Merlin New Gen CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-17813 Memory corruption in ASUS RT-AX82U CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-18019 Out-of-bounds read in ASUS RT-AX82U CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-18228 A brute-force protection bypass in CAPTCHA protection in ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02220 In ASUS RT-AX3000, ZenWiFi AX (XT8), RT-AX88U, and other ASUS routers with firmware <… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-19533 ASUS RT-A88U 3.0.0.4.386_45898 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
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Sources

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