A null byte interaction error has been discovered in the code that the telnetd_startup daemon uses to construct a pair of ephemeral passwords that allow a user to spawn a telnet service on the router, and to ensure that the telnet service persists upon reboot
Published Mar 7, 2022
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.77%
Description
A null byte interaction error has been discovered in the code that the telnetd_startup daemon uses to construct a pair of ephemeral passwords that allow a user to spawn a telnet service on the router, and to ensure that the telnet service persists upon reboot. By means of a crafted exchange of UDP packets, an unauthenticated attacker on the local network can leverage this null byte interaction error in such a way as to make those ephemeral passwords predictable (with 1-in-94 odds). Since the attacker must manipulate data processed by the OpenSSL function RSA_public_decrypt(), successful exploitation of this vulnerability depends on the use of an unpadded RSA cipher (CVE-2022-25218).
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Phicomm Routers Defaultn/a
- Version K3 >= 21.5.37.246, K3C >= 32.1.22.113, K2P >= 20.4.1.7, K2 A7 >= 22.6.506.28, K2G A1 >= 22.6.3.20StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Phicomm Routers | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≤ 22.5.9.163
Configuration 2
- ≤ 21.5.37.246
Configuration 3
- ≤ 32.1.15.93
Configuration 4
- ≤ 22.6.3.20
Configuration 5
- ≤ 20.4.1.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.77% (0.00770) | 53.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00758) | 50.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 26.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00149) | 52.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 39.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 44.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 41.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 8, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 11.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2022-01 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2022-01 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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