What is CVE-2024-52018?

CVE-2024-52018 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Xr300, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-52018?

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

Is CVE-2024-52018 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in NETGEAR Xr300

CVE-2024-52018

Netgear XR300 v1.0.3.78 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the system_name parameter at genie_dyn.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2024-11-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NETGEAR Xr300
NETGEAR Xr300 Firmware — versions 1.0.3.78

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.netgear.com/about/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Netgear5/vuln_53/53.md (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52018?: CVE-2024-52018 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Xr300, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-52018?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-52018 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.