What it is
CVE-2022-34538 is a vulnerability affecting Digital Watchdog DW MEGApix IP cameras. Digital Watchdog DW MEGApix IP cameras A7.2.2_20211029 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the component...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2022-34538
DW MEGApix IP cameras Command Injection
Digital Watchdog / DW MEGApix IP cameras
- Severity
- CVSS 8.8 · High
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 2.8%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
Digital Watchdog / DW MEGApix IP cameras.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
DW MEGApix IP cameras Command Injection
Digital Watchdog DW MEGApix IP cameras A7.2.2_20211029 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the component /admin/vca/bia/addacph.cgi.
This vulnerability is exploitable via a crafted POST request.
- Published
- 19 Jul 2022
- Exploitation Reported
- 19 Jul 2022
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34538
- gist.github.com/secgrant/820faeeaa0cb4889edaa1d6fef83deab gist.github.com · CVE Record https://gist.github.com/secgrant/820faeeaa0cb4889edaa1d6fef83deab
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
The Shadowserver
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| The Shadowserver First | 2022-07-19 19:03 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.8%
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
-
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
-
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2022-34538
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2022-34538",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 8.8,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.02766,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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