# CVE-2022-40918: Buffer overflow in firmware lewei\_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+ FPV Drone allows attacker to gain remote cod

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-12-05 · Updated: 2025-04-24

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in firmware lewei_cam binary version 2.0.10 in Force 1 Discovery Wifi U818A HD+ FPV Drone allows attacker to gain remote code execution as root user via a specially crafted UDP packet. Please update the Reference section to these links > http://thiscomputer.com/ > https://www.bostoncyber.org/ > https://medium.com/@meekworth/exploiting-the-lw9621-drone-camera-module-773f00081368

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://medium.com/%40meekworth/exploiting-the-lw9621-drone-camera-module-773f00081368
- https://1af95112-6fd8-4c8f-8bd6-c47f8ef7b77a.filesusr.com/ugd/c1f861_51eb0d33d5764efc93e9d5f19c306950.pdf

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