What is CVE-2024-51009?

CVE-2024-51009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R8500, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-51009?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

RCE in Netgear R8500

CVE-2024-51009

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the wan_gateway parameter at ether.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear R8500
Netgear R8500_firmware — versions 1.0.2.160
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-51009?: CVE-2024-51009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R8500, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-51009?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.