CVE-2022-47192Network attack vector

Administrator takeover via unvalidated backup restoration

Published Mar 31, 2023 · Updated Feb 11, 2025

Improper input validation in Generex CS141 firmware before 2.06 allows remote authenticated users to replace the administrator password. The backup-restore web interface accepts an uploaded archive containing a modified users.json file and applies it without adequately validating the file contents. Access to the authenticated web interface is required, and successful exploitation replaces the administrator credential, enabling administrative control of the device.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Generex CS141 firmware before 2.06 allows remote authenticated users to replace the administrator password. The backup-restore web interface accepts an uploaded archive containing a modified users.json file and applies it without adequately validating the file contents. Access to the authenticated web interface is required, and successful exploitation replaces the administrator credential, enabling administrative control of the device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-47192
Published
Mar 31, 2023
Updated
Feb 11, 2025
Vendor
Generex Systems
Product
CS141 Series
Classifications
CWE-20, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 31, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.06 <2.06

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Generex Systems · CS141 Seriesversion=2.06 <2.06

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute, S.A. (INCIBE)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1098Account Manipulation

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