# CVE-2022-4002: Command injection in Q14 Mesh Router Firmware

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands as root on Motorola Q14 Mesh Routers via crafted API requests.

- **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:** 31 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qjh8-9wf4-5229

## What is CVE-2022-4002?

CVE-2022-4002 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Motorola Q14 Mesh Router Firmware, published on 31 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to execute operating system commands as root via a specially crafted API request.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4002?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Motorola Q14 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Motorola Q14 Mesh Router Firmware

- [CVE-2022-4003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4003/): Denial of service in Q14 Mesh Router Firmware (low 2.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4002 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4002 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Motorola Q14 Mesh Router Firmware, published on 31 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Motorola Q14 Mesh Router Firmware. 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-2022-4002/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4002/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4002
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4002
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4002

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4002/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.