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TI-2024-11906 Aliases CVE-2024-12847GHSA-pq8m-gwqp-g9xv

NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi OS Command Injection

Priority HIGH 82CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306 and CWE-78.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.30364 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed DGN1000 (NETGEAR): 1.1.00.48

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NETGEARDGN1000before 1.1.00.481.1.00.48Patch availableCNA
  • DGN1000 VendorNETGEAR Affected before 1.1.00.48 Fixed in 1.1.00.48 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgn1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.1.00.48VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:dgn1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgn1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.1.00.48 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:dgn1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA DGN1000 (NETGEAR) Fixed in 1.1.00.48

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12847
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq8m-gwqp-g9xv

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-09094 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password exposure. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences