CVE-2024-40890
criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.207 · 98 %ileEURUUSadded 2025-02-11remediate by 2025-03-04
required action The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization if a current mitigation is unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability
**UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED** A post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the CGI program of the legacy DSL CPE Zyxel VMG4325-B10A firmware version 1.00(AAFR.4)C0_20170615 could allow an authenticated attacker to execute operating system (OS) commands on an affected device by sending a crafted HTTP POST request.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–9.8
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affected products (16)
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also known as (4)
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references (4)
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- https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-command-injection-and-insecure-default-credentials-vulnerabilities-in-certain-legacy-dsl-cpe-02-04-2025cnnvd
- https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-command-injection-and-insecure-default-credentials-vulnerabilities-in-certain-legacy-dsl-cpe-02-04-2025enisa_euvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-40890US Government Resourcenvd
- https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-command-injection-and-insecure-default-credentials-vulnerabilities-in-certain-legacy-dsl-cpe-02-04-2025Vendor Advisorynvd
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