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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-45699
APSystems ECU-R Command Execution
Description

Command injection in the administration interface in APSystems ECU-R version 5203 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root using the timezone parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 10, 2023, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 17, 2025, 6:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-45699 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apsystems ecu-r_firmware
2 Apsystems ecu-r
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-45699 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-45699.

URL Resource
https://github.com/0xst4n/APSystems-ECU-R-RCE-Timezone Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://web.archive.org/web/20230626075954/https://github.com/0xst4n/APSystems-ECU-R-RCE-Timezone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNeeaDPJOBY Exploit
https://github.com/0xst4n/APSystems-ECU-R-RCE-Timezone Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNeeaDPJOBY Exploit
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-45699 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-45699 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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0xst4n/APSystems-ECU-R-RCE-Timezone

CVE-2022-45699 - APSystems ECU-R is vulnerable to command injection in the timezone field

Python

Updated: 1 year ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2022, 2:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-45699 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-45699 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20230626075954/https://github.com/0xst4n/APSystems-ECU-R-RCE-Timezone
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 24, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-94
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/0xst4n/APSystems-ECU-R-RCE-Timezone
    Added Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNeeaDPJOBY
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/0xst4n/APSystems-ECU-R-RCE-Timezone No Types Assigned https://github.com/0xst4n/APSystems-ECU-R-RCE-Timezone Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNeeaDPJOBY No Types Assigned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNeeaDPJOBY Exploit
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:apsystems:ecu-r_firmware:5203:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:apsystems:ecu-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

90.15 }} -0.72%

score

0.99564

percentile