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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-43973 · published 9 January 2023

CVE-2022-43973: Linksys wrt54gl firmware os command injection vulnerability

Linksys · Wrt54gl Firmware

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exisits in Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router with firmware <= 4.30.18.006. The Check_TSSI function within the httpd binary uses unvalidated user input in the construction of a system command. An authenticated attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this vulnerability over the network via a malicious POST request to /apply.cgi to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system as root.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.9% · top 21.7% CWE-78 · OS command injection
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exisits in Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router with firmware <= 4.30.18.006. The Check_TSSI function within the httpd binary uses unvalidated user input in the construction of a system command. An authenticated attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this vulnerability over the network via a malicious POST request to /apply.cgi to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system as root.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://youtu.be/73-1lhvJPNg ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/RfWVYCUBNZ0 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/TeWAmZaKQ_w ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/73-1lhvJPNg ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/RfWVYCUBNZ0 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://youtu.be/TeWAmZaKQ_w ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-43973), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.