Zyxel vulnerabilities12 known to be exploited.

Vendor12 known exploited
The short answer

Zyxel has 306 published vulnerabilities across 878 products in our catalogue. 12 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, so criminals are using them now. The most affected product is Usg Flex 500, with 54. If you run Zyxel software, patch the exploited flaws first.

See the exploited flaws

The most recent Zyxel flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2024-40891, on 11 February 2025. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Products

Which Zyxel products have the most vulnerabilities?

Usg Flex 500 leads with 54 published vulnerabilities. Open a product to see its versions and which of its flaws criminals are already using.

Known exploited

Which Zyxel vulnerabilities are being exploited?

12 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 8.8
    CVE-2024-40891HighKnown exploited
    Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

    Multiple Zyxel DSL CPE devices contain a post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the management commands that could allow an authenticated attacker to execute OS commands via Telnet.

    Chance of use22%Known exploited since11 Feb 2025
  2. 8.8
    CVE-2024-40890HighKnown exploited
    Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

    Multiple Zyxel DSL CPE devices contain a post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the CGI program that could allow an authenticated attacker to execute OS commands via a crafted HTTP request.

    Chance of use21%Known exploited since11 Feb 2025
  3. 7.5
    CVE-2024-11667HighKnown exploited
    Zyxel Multiple Firewalls Path Traversal Vulnerability

    Multiple Zyxel firewalls contain a path traversal vulnerability in the web management interface that could allow an attacker to download or upload files via a crafted URL.

    Chance of use2.9%Known exploited since3 Dec 2024
  4. 8.8
    CVE-2017-6884HighKnown exploited
    Zyxel EMG2926 Routers Command Injection Vulnerability

    Zyxel EMG2926 routers contain a command injection vulnerability located in the diagnostic tools, specifically the nslookup function.

    Chance of use33%Known exploited since18 Sep 2023
  5. 9.8
    CVE-2017-18368CriticalKnown exploited
    Zyxel P660HN-T1A Routers Command Injection Vulnerability

    Zyxel P660HN-T1A routers contain a command injection vulnerability in the Remote System Log forwarding function, which is accessible by an unauthenticated user and exploited via the remote_host parameter of the...

    Chance of use94%Known exploited since7 Aug 2023
  6. 9.8
    CVE-2023-27992CriticalKnown exploited
    Zyxel Multiple NAS Devices Command Injection Vulnerability

    Multiple Zyxel network-attached storage (NAS) devices contain a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands remotely via a crafted HTTP request.

    Chance of use83%Known exploited since23 Jun 2023
  7. 9.8
    CVE-2023-33009CriticalKnown exploited
    Zyxel Multiple Firewalls Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    Zyxel ATP, USG FLEX, USG FLEX 50(W), USG20(W)-VPN, VPN, and ZyWALL/USG firewalls contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the notification function that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause...

    Chance of use28%Known exploited since5 Jun 2023
  8. 9.8
    CVE-2023-33010CriticalKnown exploited
    Zyxel Multiple Firewalls Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    Zyxel ATP, USG FLEX, USG FLEX 50(W), USG20(W)-VPN, VPN, and ZyWALL/USG firewalls contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ID processing function that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause...

    Chance of use29%Known exploited since5 Jun 2023
Exploit likelihood

Which Zyxel flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2020-9054CriticalKnown exploited

    Multiple ZyXEL network-attached storage (NAS) devices running firmware version 5.21 contain a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute...

    CVSS9.8Published4 Mar 2020
  2. >99%
    CVE-2022-30525CriticalKnown exploited

    A OS command injection vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG FLEX 100(W) firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 200 firmware versions 5.00 through 5.21 Patch 1, USG FLEX 500 firmware versions...

    CVSS9.8Published12 May 2022
  3. >99%
    CVE-2023-28771CriticalKnown exploited

    Improper error message handling in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware versions 4.60 through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, and ATP series...

    CVSS9.8Published25 Apr 2023
  4. 95%

    An authentication bypass vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel USG/ZyWALL series firmware versions 4.20 through 4.70, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.20, ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through...

    CVSS9.8Published28 Mar 2022
  5. 94%
    CVE-2017-18368CriticalKnown exploited

    The ZyXEL P660HN-T1A v1 TCLinux Fw $7.3.15.0 v001 / 3.40(ULM.0)b31 router distributed by TrueOnline has a command injection vulnerability in the Remote System Log forwarding function, which is accessible by an...

    CVSS9.8Published2 May 2019
  6. 90%
    CVE-2020-29583CriticalKnown exploited

    Firmware version 4.60 of Zyxel USG devices contains an undocumented account (zyfwp) with an unchangeable password.

    CVSS9.8Published22 Dec 2020
  7. 89%

    ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The command injection vulnerability in the CGI program "remote_help-cgi" in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions before V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 and NAS542 firmware versions before V5.21(ABAG.14)C0...

    CVSS9.8Published4 Jun 2024
  8. 86%

    ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The command injection vulnerability in the “setCookie” parameter in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions before V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 and NAS542 firmware versions before V5.21(ABAG.14)C0 could...

    CVSS9.8Published4 Jun 2024
  9. 83%
    CVE-2023-27992CriticalKnown exploited

    The pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.14)C0, NAS540 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AATB.11)C0, and NAS542 firmware versions prior to...

    CVSS9.8Published19 Jun 2023
  10. 71%

    A command injection vulnerability in the web interface of the Zyxel NWA-1100-NH firmware could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on the device.

    CVSS9.8Published1 Mar 2022
Every product

All Zyxel products we track.

347 products, most vulnerabilities first. Find the ones you run, then open a product to see its versions and exploited flaws.

This directory lists the 347 Zyxel products with at least one tracked version, of 878 in our catalogue.

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Our catalogue lists 306 published vulnerabilities across 878 products and 1,329 versions from Zyxel. The most recent Zyxel flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2024-40891, on 11 February 2025.

12 Zyxel vulnerabilities are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2024-40891, CVE-2024-40890 and CVE-2024-11667. The full list is on this page.

Usg Flex 500, with 54 published vulnerabilities. Its own page lists the ones known to be exploited.

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