What is CVE-2024-54809?

CVE-2024-54809 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wnr854t, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2024-54809?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-54809 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Netgear Wnr854t

CVE-2024-54809

Netgear Inc WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the parse_st_header function due to use of a request header parameter in a strncpy where size is determined based on the input specified. By sending a specially crafted packet, an attacker can take control of the program counter and hijack control flow of the program to execute arbitrary system commands.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Wnr854t
Netgear Wnr854t_firmware — versions 1.5.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54809?: CVE-2024-54809 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wnr854t, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2024-54809?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-54809 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.