What is CVE-2024-51317?

CVE-2024-51317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netsurf-browser Netsurf, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-51317?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

RCE in Netsurf-browser Netsurf

CVE-2024-51317

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Netsurf-browser Netsurf — versions 3.11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-51317?: CVE-2024-51317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netsurf-browser Netsurf, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-51317?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.