Is CVE-2022-36158 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-36158 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-05-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-36158?

CVE-2022-36158 has a CVSS score of 8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2022-36158?

Patch guidance is available from contec security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-36158.

Fix CVE-2022-36158 - HIGH contec fxa3000 firmware

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2022-36158?

4 products: contec fxa3000 firmware, contec fxa3020 firmware, contec fxa3200 firmware, contec fxa2000 firmware.

Description

Contec FXA3200 version 1.13.00 and under suffers from Insecure Permissions in the Wireless LAN Manager interface which allows malicious actors to execute Linux commands with root privilege via a hidden web page (/usr/www/ja/mnt_cmd.cgi).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: adjacent network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-425 CWE-425

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CONTEC
Published: 9/26/2022
Last Modified: 5/21/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

contec : fxa3000_firmwarecontec : fxa3020_firmwarecontec : fxa3200_firmwarecontec : fxa2000_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD