What is CVE-2024-42633?

CVE-2024-42633 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys E1500, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-42633?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-42633 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Linksys E1500

CVE-2024-42633

A Command Injection vulnerability exists in the do_upgrade_post function of the httpd binary in Linksys E1500 v1.0.06.001. As a result, an authenticated attacker can execute OS commands with root privileges.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linksys E1500
Linksys E1500_firmware — versions 1.0.06.001
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42633?: CVE-2024-42633 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys E1500, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-42633?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-42633 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.