High severity · published Dec 16, 2022
CVE-2022-47209
A support user exists on the device and appears to be a backdoor for Technical Support staff
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A support user exists on the device and appears to be a backdoor for Technical Support staff. The default password for this account is “support” and cannot be changed by a user via any normally accessible means.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
Rax30 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.9.90 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47209
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47209
Exploit
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2022-37
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