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CVE-2023-34138

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A command injection vulnerability in the hotspot management feature of the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.36 Patch 2, and VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.36 Patch 2, could allow an unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker to execute some OS commands on an affected device if the attacker could trick an authorized administrator to add their IP address to the list of trusted RADIUS clients in advance.

Affected products

• Zyxel USG 20(W)-VPN firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Usg 2200-Vpn Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel firewall (ZLD): from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel USG FLEX 100(W) firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel USG FLEX 200 firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel USG FLEX 500 firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Usg Flex 50 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel USG FLEX 50(W) firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel USG FLEX 700 firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Atp100 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Atp100W Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Atp200 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Atp500 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Atp700 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Atp800 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Vpn100 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel ZyWALL VPN2S Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Vpn300 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Vpn50 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Vpn 100 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Vpn 300 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37
• Zyxel Zywall Vpn 50 Firmware: from 4.60 before 5.37 — fixed in 5.37

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zyxel USG 20(W)-VPN firmware 5.37; Zyxel Usg 2200-Vpn Firmware 5.37; Zyxel firewall (ZLD) 5.37; Zyxel USG FLEX 100(W) firmware 5.37; Zyxel USG FLEX 200 firmware 5.37; Zyxel USG FLEX 500 firmware 5.37; Zyxel Usg Flex 50 Firmware 5.37; Zyxel USG FLEX 50(W) firmware 5.37; Zyxel USG FLEX 700 firmware 5.37; Zyxel Zywall Atp100 Firmware 5.37; Zyxel Zywall Atp100W Firmware 5.37; Zyxel Zywall Atp200 Firmware 5.37. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-firewalls-and-wlan-controllers
• https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-firewalls-and-wlan-controllers

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