# CVE-2022-46649: Command injection in ALEOS

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary shell commands on ALEOS devices by manipulating IP logging operations.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cxpc-g33f-3fqv

## What is CVE-2022-46649?

CVE-2022-46649 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in ALEOS, published on 10 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Acemanager in ALEOS before version 4.16 allows a user with valid credentials to manipulate the IP logging operation to execute arbitrary shell commands on the device.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46649?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sierrawireless Aleos.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-46649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-46649 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-46649 exists.

Public exploit code:

- ACEmanager PoC exploit (github_poc): https://github.com/KaraFlow/CVE-2022-46649

## Other vulnerabilities in ALEOS

- [CVE-2018-4063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-4063/): Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2897/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2019-11851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11851/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10251/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-11857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11857/): ALEOS AceManager Information Disclosure (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-46649 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-46649 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in ALEOS, published on 10 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-46649 exists.

Affected product: ALEOS. 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-2022-46649/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46649/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46649
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46649
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46649

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46649/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.