ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2023-33009: Zyxel Multiple Firewalls Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Facts
VendorZyxel
ProductMultiple Firewalls
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV5 Jun 2023
CISA federal deadline26 Jun 2023
Weakness (CWE)CWE-120

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

Zyxel ATP, USG FLEX, USG FLEX 50(W), USG20(W)-VPN, VPN, and ZyWALL/USG firewalls contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the notification function that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and remote code execution on an affected device.

SOURCES

Other Zyxel flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.