Is CVE-2022-43486 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-43486 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-17.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-43486?

CVE-2022-43486 has a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2022-43486?

Patch guidance is available from buffalo security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-43486.

CVE-2022-43486 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2022-43486?

13 products: buffalo wsr-3200ax4s firmware, buffalo wsr-3200ax4b firmware, buffalo wsr-2533dhp2 firmware, buffalo wsr-a2533dhp2 firmware, buffalo wsr-2533dhp3 firmware, and 8 more.

Description

Hidden functionality vulnerability in Buffalo network devices allows a network-adjacent attacker with an administrative privilege to enable the debug functionalities and execute an arbitrary command on the affected devices.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: adjacent network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: BUFFALO
Published: 12/19/2022
Last Modified: 4/17/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

buffalo : wsr-3200ax4s_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-3200ax4b_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-2533dhp2_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-a2533dhp2_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-2533dhp3_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-a2533dhp3_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-2533dhpl2_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-2533dhpls_firmwarebuffalo : wex-1800ax4_firmwarebuffalo : wex-1800ax4ea_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-2533dhp_firmwarebuffalo : wsr-2533dhpl_firmwarebuffalo : wcr-1166ds_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD