What is CVE-2024-51021?

CVE-2024-51021 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6400v2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-51021?

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

RCE in Netgear R6400v2

CVE-2024-51021

Netgear XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the wan_gateway parameter at genie_fix2.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th 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 R6400v2
Netgear R6400v2_firmware — versions 1.0.4.128
Netgear R7000p
Netgear R7000p_firmware — versions 1.3.3.154
Netgear Xr300
Netgear Xr300_firmware — versions 1.0.3.78
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-2024-51021?: CVE-2024-51021 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6400v2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-51021?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.