CVE detail
CVE-2023-39780
On ASUS RT-AX55 3.0.0.4.386.51598 devices, authenticated attackers can perform OS command injection via the /start_apply.htm qos_bw_rulelist parameter. NOTE: for the similar "token-generated module" issue, see CVE-2023-41345; for the similar "token-refresh module" issue, see CVE-2023-41346; for the similar "check token module" issue, see CVE-2023-41347; and for the similar "code-authentication module" issue, see CVE-2023-41348.
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Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 13.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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A Chinese threat actor is exploiting known vulnerabilities in discontinued Asus devices in an Operational Relay Box (ORB) facilitation campaign.
newswww.securityweek.comNov 20, 2025, 1:30 PM- U.S. CISA adds ASUS RT-AX55 devices, Craft CMS, and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogSecurity Affairs
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds ASUS RT-AX55 devices, Craft CMS, and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added ASUS RT-AX55 devices, Craft CMS, and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: Last […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJun 3, 2025, 7:34 PM A newly uncovered botnet is targeting Asus routers — specifically models RT-AC3100 and RT-AC3200 — to hijack and repurpose a built-in, AI-powered security feature. The campaign, detected by GreyNoise in March 2025, employs a multi-stage approach to compromise devices and establish persistent unauthorized access. “We are observing an ongoing wave of exploitation targeting ASUS routers, […]
newswww.csoonline.comMay 30, 2025, 12:38 PMProfessional hackers have built a network of ASUS routers that can survive firmware upgrades, factory reboots and most anti-malware scans.
newswww.securityweek.comMay 29, 2025, 2:28 PM- New AyySSHush botnet compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor.Security Affairs
GreyNoise researchers warn of a new AyySSHush botnet compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor. GreyNoise discovered the AyySSHush botnet has hacked over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor. “Using an AI powered network traffic analysis tool we built called SIFT, GreyNoise has caught multiple anomalous network payloads with zero-effort that […]
newssecurityaffairs.comMay 29, 2025, 6:19 AM GreyNoise uncovers a stealth campaign exploiting ASUS routers, enabling persistent backdoor access via CVE-2023-39780 and unpatched techniques. Learn how attackers evade detection, how GreyNoise discovered it with AI-powered tooling, and what defenders need to know.
vendorwww.greynoise.ioMay 28, 2025, 12:00 AM
Exploit code
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Related records
Similar CVEs
6 related CVEs with shared weakness or product evidence
- CVE-2023-41348CVSS 8.8 · High
ASUS RT-AX55’s authentication-related function has a vulnerability of insufficient filtering of special characters within its code-authentication module. An authenticated remote a…
- CVE-2023-41347CVSS 8.8 · High
ASUS RT-AX55’s authentication-related function has a vulnerability of insufficient filtering of special characters within its check token module. An authenticated remote attacker…
- CVE-2023-41346CVSS 8.8 · High
ASUS RT-AX55’s authentication-related function has a vulnerability of insufficient filtering of special characters within its token-refresh module. An authenticated remote attacke…
- CVE-2023-41345CVSS 8.8 · High
ASUS RT-AX55’s authentication-related function has a vulnerability of insufficient filtering of special characters within its token-generated module. An authenticated remote attac…
- CVE-2023-39240CVSS 7.2 · High
It is identified a format string vulnerability in ASUS RT-AX56U V2’s iperf client function API. This vulnerability is caused by lacking validation for a specific value within its…
- CVE-2023-39239CVSS 7.2 · High
It is identified a format string vulnerability in ASUS RT-AX56U V2’s General function API. This vulnerability is caused by lacking validation for a specific value within its appl…