CnmaestroOperating system · Cambiumnetworks

CVE-2022-1357

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-05-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The affected On-Premise cnMaestro allows an unauthenticated attacker to access the cnMaestro server and execute arbitrary code in the privileges of the web server. This lack of validation could allow an attacker to append arbitrary data to the logger command.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

CVE-2022-1357 is a command injection vulnerability in Cambium Networks' cnMaestro On-Premise that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by appending malicious data to logger commands due to lack of input validation. The vulnerability is pre-authentication, meaning no credentials are required to exploit it, and code execution occurs with web server privileges.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied security patch immediately. If no patch is available, restrict network access to the cnMaestro server and implement compensating controls such as WAF rules to detect logger command injection attempts.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
CnmaestroOperating system
Affected:= 2.4.2= 3.0.0= 3.0.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if cnMaestro On-Premise is deployed
    Locate the cnMaestro web application server in your environment. This is typically accessible via HTTP/HTTPS on a configured port. Check your network inventory or scan for the cnMaestro web interface.
    Affected if cnMaestro On-Premise software is installed and running in your environment
  2. Determine the installed cnMaestro version
    Log into the cnMaestro web interface as an administrator and navigate to the About or System Information page. Alternatively, check the installation documentation or software release notes for the version number.
    Affected if The installed version is 2.4.2, 3.0.0, or 3.0.3 exactly
  3. Verify the logger endpoint is reachable
    Attempt to access the logger functionality endpoint. This is typically found under system administration or diagnostics settings in the cnMaestro web interface, or by inspecting HTTP requests to the web server for logger-related paths.
    Affected if The logger endpoint is accessible without authentication (pre-authentication vulnerability)
  4. Confirm web server is exposed to network
    Verify that the cnMaestro web server is reachable from network segments accessible to untrusted users. Check firewall rules and network ACLs allowing inbound access to the cnMaestro ports.
    Affected if The cnMaestro web interface is exposed to untrusted networks without proper access controls

Your environment is affected if cnMaestro On-Premise version 2.4.2, 3.0.0, or 3.0.3 is installed and the web server is network-accessible, since the vulnerability allows pre-authentication command injection via logger commands.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied security patch immediately. If no patch is available, restrict network access to the cnMaestro server and implement compensating controls such as WAF rules to detect logger command injection attempts.

Fix this in Cnmaestro Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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