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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-10631

Shell Metacharacter Injection in the package installer on Zyxel NAS 326 version 5.21 and below allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code via multiple different requests.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.25%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Shell Metacharacter Injection in the package installer on Zyxel NAS 326 version 5.21 and below allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code via multiple different requests.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.25% probability · 83th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
zyxel/nas326 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.25%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.