CVE-2022-47209 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A support user exists on the device and appears to be a backdoor for Technical Support staff. The default password for this account is “support” and cannot be changed by a user via any normally accessible means.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00049.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Netgear	Rax30 Rax30 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax30_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax30:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-49984	A support user exists on the device and appears to be a backdoor for Technical Support staff. The default password for this account is “support” and cannot be changed by a user via any normally accessible means.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2022-37

History

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2022-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-17T19:11:26.955Z

Reserved: 2022-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-47209

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:47:29.410Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-16T20:15:08.940

Modified: 2025-04-17T19:15:54.770

Link: CVE-2022-47209

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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