CVE-2024-12847: NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi OS Command Injection
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 293 public reports, the first from . VulnCheck's own honeypots also recorded exploitation attempts.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 30.4%
EPSS score, percentile 98.2 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.
- How severe?
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 1.1.00.48
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi OS Command Injection
NETGEAR DGN1000 before 1.1.00.48 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands as root by sending crafted HTTP requests to the setup.cgi endpoint. This vulnerability has been observed to be exploited in the wild since at least 2017 and specifically by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-02-06 UTC.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 1.1.00.48 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-78, CWE-306, 1 CAPEC
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
- CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-115: Authentication Bypass
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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| CVE record last updated |
References
4
Known exploited NETGEAR vulnerabilities
- CVE-2017-5521: NETGEAR Multiple Devices Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability
- CVE-2017-6862: NETGEAR Multiple Devices Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2016-10174: NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2016-1555: NETGEAR Multiple WAP Devices Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2017-6334: NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability