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Hwl 2511 Ss FirmwareOperating system · Hytec

CVE-2022-36554

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.05 or later.
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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
A command injection vulnerability in the CLI (Command Line Interface) implementation of Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and below allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

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

Command injection vulnerability in the CLI of Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS network device (v1.05 and below) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges due to insufficient input sanitization in the command-line interface.

MitigationUpgrade Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS firmware to a version above v1.05; if no patched firmware is available, restrict network access to the CLI interface and implement compensating controls such as network segmentation.

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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
Hwl 2511 Ss FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 1.05

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 the device model
    Access the device management interface or check the device label/packaging to confirm the model is Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS
    Affected if The device is a Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS unit
  2. Determine the firmware version
    Access the device CLI or web interface and locate the firmware version information, typically found in system status or about section
    Affected if The firmware version is 1.05 or lower
  3. Verify CLI accessibility
    Check if the CLI interface is exposed to the network by reviewing device network configuration, listening ports, or firewall rules
    Affected if The CLI interface is reachable from untrusted networks (not restricted to localhost or trusted management networks)

A user is affected if they have a Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS device running firmware version 1.05 or below with the CLI interface accessible over the network.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.05
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS firmware to a version above v1.05; if no patched firmware is available, restrict network access to the CLI interface and implement compensating controls such as network segmentation.

Fix this in Hwl 2511 Ss Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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