CVE-2022-33938Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Gateway crash via attacker-controlled log format string

Published Oct 25, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

Format string injection in Abode Systems iota All-In-One Security Kit 6.9X and 6.9Z allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via XML. ghome_process_control_packet extracts attacker-controlled a and id values from an XCMD received over UDP port 55050, builds a log message, and passes that message directly as the format argument to the variadic log wrapper around vsnprintf. No authentication or user interaction is required; exploitation can crash the gateway or alter memory, while disclosed output is visible only through a physically connected UART console.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.93%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Format string injection in Abode Systems iota All-In-One Security Kit 6.9X and 6.9Z allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via XML. ghome_process_control_packet extracts attacker-controlled a and id values from an XCMD received over UDP port 55050, builds a log message, and passes that message directly as the format argument to the variadic log wrapper around vsnprintf. No authentication or user interaction is required; exploitation can crash the gateway or alter memory, while disclosed output is visible only through a physically connected UART console.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33938
Published
Oct 25, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
Abode Systems, Inc.
Product
iota All-In-One Security Kit
Classifications
CWE-134, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.9X
  2. Affected versionversion=6.9Z

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Abode Systems, Inc. · iota All-In-One Security Kitversion=6.9X; version=6.9Z

Published CVSS scores

8.2Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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