What is CVE-2023-29778?

CVE-2023-29778 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gl-Inet Gl-Mt3000, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-29778?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Gl-Inet Gl-Mt3000

CVE-2023-29778

GL.iNET MT3000 4.1.0 Release 2 is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via /usr/lib/oui-httpd/rpc/logread.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-05-02 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.160 (96.9th percentile), scored 2026-11-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.160 · newest: 0.160 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gl-Inet Gl-Mt3000
Gl-Inet Gl-Mt3000 Firmware — versions 4.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Broken Link)
github.com/OlivierLaflamme/cve/blob/main/GL.iNET/MT3000/get_nginx_log_RCE.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29778?: CVE-2023-29778 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gl-Inet Gl-Mt3000, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-29778?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.