Nport 5110 FirmwareOperating system · Moxa

CVE-2022-2044

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-31
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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91/100
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
MOXA NPort 5110: Firmware Versions 2.10 is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write that may allow an attacker to overwrite values in memory, causing a denial-of-service condition or potentially bricking the device.

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 · moderate confidence

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in MOXA NPort 5110 firmware version 2.10 allows an attacker to write beyond allocated memory boundaries, overwriting arbitrary memory values. This memory corruption can trigger denial-of-service conditions or permanently disable (brick) the device.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied firmware patch when available; until then, restrict network access to the device via firewall or network segmentation to minimize attack surface.

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
Nport 5110 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 2.10

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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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. Confirm device model is Moxa NPort 5110
    Access the device web interface, admin console, or use the NPort Administrator software to identify the device model. Check the device label or documentation if physical access is available.
    Affected if The device is a Moxa NPort 5110 serial-to-ethernet server
  2. Identify the installed firmware version
    Log into the device web interface (typically via HTTP/HTTPS on the device IP), navigate to the System Settings or Device Information section, and locate the firmware version field. Alternatively, use the NPort Administrator software to query device information.
    Affected if The displayed firmware version is exactly 2.10
  3. Verify network exposure of the device
    Check firewall rules, network segmentation, and access control lists to determine if the device management interface is accessible from untrusted networks. Use network scanning tools to confirm open ports on the device IP address.
    Affected if The device management interface (HTTP/HTTPS ports) is reachable from networks outside the trusted administrative zone

You are affected if the device is a Moxa NPort 5110 running firmware version exactly 2.10 and the device is network-accessible to potential attackers.

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

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

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

Apply vendor-supplied firmware patch when available; until then, restrict network access to the device via firewall or network segmentation to minimize attack surface.

Fix this in Nport 5110 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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