# Zyxel Multiple Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices: Command Injection (CVE-2023-27992) · pwn.watch

> 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. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-06-23.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/zyxel-multiple-network-attached-storage-nas-cve-2023-27992 · generated 2026-10-22T19:29:07.289Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Zyxel Multiple Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices
- Started: 2023-06-23 · closed: 2023-06-23
- CVEs: CVE-2023-27992
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2023-06-23: CISA added CVE-2023-27992 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-07-14).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Zyxel Multiple Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices: Command Injection (CVE-2023-27992)

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/zyxel-multiple-network-attached-storage-nas-cve-2023-27992 · status: closed (closed Jun 23, 2023) · severity: critical · updated Jun 23, 2023

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
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. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-06-23.

Severity detail: CVSS 9.8 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Zyxel Multiple Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2023-27992

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Jun 23, 2023: CISA added CVE-2023-27992 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-07-14).

## Advisories
- [Vendor advisory: Zyxel Multiple Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices](https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-pre-authentication-command-injection-vulnerability-in-nas-products) (Zyxel)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-27992](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27992) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).

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