CVE-2022-38625

high

Description

Patlite NH-FB v1.46 and below was discovered to contain insufficient firmware validation during the upgrade firmware file upload process. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to create and upload their own custom-built firmware and inject malicious code. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is a design choice, not a vulnerability

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r9FH6U2VR8

https://www.patlite.com/network-products/lineup/nh-fb.html

https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/dfad4e11b545dd40aebca6031d202f66

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-08-29

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00201