CVE-2024-12847 (GCVE-0-2024-12847)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-10 19:36 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:08 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability
VLAI KEVintel KEV
Title
NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi OS Command Injection
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NETGEAR DGN1000 Affected: 0 , < 1.1.00.48 (custom)
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Date Public
2013-06-05 00:00
Credits
Roberto Paleari
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: db571032-609f-418f-a75d-d5e92434c117

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2024-12847

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-01-10 19:36 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-01-10
Asserted: 2025-01-10
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi OS Command Injection | Affected: NETGEAR / DGN1000 | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.2911 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi OS Command Injection
Vendor NETGEAR
Product DGN1000
Added Date 2025-01-10T19:36:36.675Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.2911
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile 0.9792
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:46 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:46 UTC
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