VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-42457

Generex CS141 through 2.10 allows remote command execution by administrators via a web interface that reaches run_update in /usr/bin/gxserve-update.sh (e.g., command execution can occur via a reverse shell installed by install.sh).

HIGH 7.2EPSS 3.22%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 3.22% probability · 88th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: generex/cs141 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 3.2% since 26 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

https://github.com/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-ExecutionExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.dev/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-ExecutionPermissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://www.generex.de/products/ups/Product, Vendor Advisory
https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141Product, Vendor Advisory
https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141/updateRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-ExecutionExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.dev/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-ExecutionPermissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://www.generex.de/products/ups/Product, Vendor Advisory
https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141Product, Vendor Advisory
https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141/updateRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory

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