# CVE-2022-36293: Memory corruption in Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001

> An attacker with administrative privileges can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jqwf-hgvc-6g62

## What is CVE-2022-36293?

CVE-2022-36293 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001, published on 16 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001 All versions allows an attacker with an administrative privilege to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36293?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor Wap 001 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001

- [CVE-2022-36381](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36381/): Command injection in Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001 (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36293 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001, published on 16 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adaptor WAP-001. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36293/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36293

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