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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-5372

The post-authentication command injection vulnerability in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions through V5.21(AAZF.15)C0 and NAS542 firmware versions through V5.21(ABAG.12)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to execute some…

HIGH 7.2EPSS 28.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The post-authentication command injection vulnerability in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions through V5.21(AAZF.15)C0 and NAS542 firmware versions through V5.21(ABAG.12)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to execute some operating system (OS) commands by sending a crafted query parameter attached to the URL of an affected device’s web management interface.

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
28.47% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
zyxel/nas326 firmware · zyxel/nas542 firmware
Source
security@zyxel.com.tw
EPSS trend
0%15%30%3 November 2026: 28.47%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 28.5% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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