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CVE-2022-42457

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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).

Affected products

• Generex UPS CS141: through 2.10

References

• https://github.com/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution
• https://github.dev/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution
• https://www.generex.de/products/ups/
• https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141
• https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141/update
• https://github.com/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution
• https://github.dev/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution
• https://www.generex.de/products/ups/
• https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141
• https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141/update

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