CVE-2022-1660: Keysight N6854A Geolocation server and N6841A RF Sensor software

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-06-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

The affected products are vulnerable of untrusted data due to deserialization without prior authorization/authentication, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

Keysight N6841A Rf Firmware: before 2.4.0 — fixed in 2.4.0
Keysight Technologies N6854A Geolocation Server: before 2.4.0 — fixed in 2.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Keysight N6841A Rf Firmware 2.4.0; Keysight Technologies N6854A Geolocation Server 2.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-146-01
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-146-01

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