M50 FirmwareOperating system · Ip Com

CVE-2022-45709

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-12-23
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
IP-COM M50 V15.11.0.33(10768) was discovered to contain multiple command injection vulnerabilities via the pEnable, pLevel, and pModule parameters in the formSetDebugCfg function.

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

The IP-COM M50 router firmware V15.11.0.33(10768) contains multiple command injection vulnerabilities in the formSetDebugCfg function. Attackers can inject arbitrary OS commands through the pEnable, pLevel, and pModule parameters, potentially achieving full device compromise with root privileges.

MitigationApply vendor firmware patch when available; if no patch exists, isolate the device behind a firewall or replace with actively supported hardware. Until patched, disable remote management interfaces and restrict access to trusted IPs only.

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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
M50 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 15.11.0.33

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 router web interface or check the device label to confirm it is an IP-COM M50 router
    Affected if The device is not an IP-COM M50 router, then it is not affected by this specific CVE
  2. Check the installed firmware version
    Log into the router web interface and navigate to the System or Status page to view the firmware version, or use the router's upgrade/check for updates feature
    Affected if The firmware version is exactly 15.11.0.33(10768)
  3. Verify if the web management interface is accessible
    Attempt to access the router's web interface from the network position you are checking (typically http://192.168.0.1 or similar)
    Affected if The web interface is reachable from an untrusted network, indicating the vulnerable formSetDebugCfg function could be reached remotely
  4. Confirm remote management is enabled
    In the router web interface, check the Administration or Remote Management settings to see if remote access via WAN is permitted
    Affected if Remote management/WAN access is enabled, allowing external attackers to reach the vulnerable function

You are affected if you are running IP-COM M50 firmware version 15.11.0.33 and the router's web management interface (containing the vulnerable formSetDebugCfg function) is accessible, especially from untrusted networks.

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 vendor firmware patch when available; if no patch exists, isolate the device behind a firewall or replace with actively supported hardware. Until patched, disable remote management interfaces and restrict access to trusted IPs only.

Fix this in M50 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA3.0 h
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