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TI-2023-09055 Aliases CVE-2023-22917GHSA-34gf-pfjm-cq2w

Buffer overflow in Zyxel ATP series firmware

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the “sdwan_iface_ipc” binary of Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 5.10 through 5.32, USG FLEX series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.32, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 5.10 through 5.32, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 5.10 through 5.32, and VPN series firmware versions 5.00 through 5.35, which could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a core dump with a request error message on a vulnerable device by uploading a crafted configuration file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00879 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ZyxelATP series firmware5.10 through 5.32—No fix listedCNA
ZyxelUSG FLEX series firmware5.00 through 5.32—No fix listedCNA
ZyxelUSG FLEX 50(W) firmware5.10 through 5.32—No fix listedCNA
ZyxelUSG20(W)-VPN firmware5.10 through 5.32—No fix listedCNA
ZyxelVPN series firmware5.00 through 5.35—No fix listedCNA
  • ATP series firmware VendorZyxel Affected 5.10 through 5.32 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • USG FLEX series firmware VendorZyxel Affected 5.00 through 5.32 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • USG FLEX 50(W) firmware VendorZyxel Affected 5.10 through 5.32 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • USG20(W)-VPN firmware VendorZyxel Affected 5.10 through 5.32 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • VPN series firmware VendorZyxel Affected 5.00 through 5.35 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 36

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_100w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_100w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
Show 26 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.35VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.35VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.35VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00 – 5.35VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_20w-vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_20w-vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp100w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10 – 5.32VulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.35 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.35 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.35 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 – 5.35 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_20w-vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_20w-vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp100w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 – 5.32 Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22917
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34gf-pfjm-cq2w

References

  • TI-2023-16198 Buffer overflow in Zyxel ATP series firmware KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16197 Buffer overflow in Zyxel ATP series firmware KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-13281 OS command injection in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-12682 OS command injection in Zyxel USG FLEX 100 firmware KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-17772 Firmware version 4.60 of Zyxel USG devices contains an undocumented account (zyfwp) with… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-07267 OS command injection in Zyxel NAS326 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 23 →

Sources