CVE-2021-35032 Command injection in GS1900 series firmware

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can execute arbitrary OS commands on Zyxel GS1900 series devices via a crafted function call in libsal.so.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-35032?

CVE-2021-35032 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Zyxel GS1900 series firmware, published on 28 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the 'libsal.so' of the Zyxel GS1900 series firmware version 2.60 could allow an authenticated local user to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted function call.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35032?

It affects 12 products.

Products include Zyxel Gs1900-10hp Firmware, Zyxel Gs1900-16 Firmware, Zyxel Gs1900-24 Firmware, Zyxel Gs1900-24e Firmware, Zyxel Gs1900-24ep Firmware, Zyxel Gs1900-24hp Firmware and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-35032?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-35032 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-35032 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r9f4-jwv9-qjg8.

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