What is CVE-2024-46506?

CVE-2024-46506 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netalertx, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-46506?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-46506 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Netalertx

CVE-2024-46506

NetAlertX 23.01.14 through 24.x before 24.10.12 allows unauthenticated command injection via settings update because function=savesettings lacks an authentication requirement, as exploited in the wild in May 2025. This is related to settin…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.910 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netalertx — versions 23.01.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/cve-2024-46506-rce-in-netalertx/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46506?: CVE-2024-46506 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netalertx, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-46506?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-46506 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.