CVE-2022-2487

HIGHNVD 8.09.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-07-21. NVD baseline CVSS 8.0; sources differ by 1.8.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
8.0
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 80%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 80%CVSS: 8.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability has been found in WAVLINK WN535K2 and WN535K3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /cgi-bin/nightled.cgi. The manipulation of the argument start_hour leads to os command injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS v3
8.0
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
76(Track*)
EG Risk 76/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation80% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 20, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2487.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    Wavlink WN535K2/WN535K3 - OS Command Injection

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-2487?
CVE-2022-2487 is a high vulnerability published on July 20, 2022. A vulnerability has been found in WAVLINK WN535K2 and WN535K3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /cgi-bin/nightled.cgi. The manipulation of the argument start_hour leads to os command injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be…
When was CVE-2022-2487 disclosed?
CVE-2022-2487 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 20, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-2487 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-2487 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-2487?
CVE-2022-2487 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-2487?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-2487, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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