TI-2024-36678 Aliases CVE-2024-54809 GHSA-2mf8-xmm6-qx35

Netgear Inc WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) contains a stack-based buffer overflow…

HIGH 82CWE-121Published 2025-03-31 · Updated 2025-04-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00682 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr854t_firmware:1.5.2:::::::*	1.5.2	Vulnerable	NETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr854t:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	NETGEAR

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr854t_firmware:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr854t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-54809
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mf8-xmm6-qx35

References

Exploit 1

https://faultpoint.com/post/2025-03-25-8-cves-on-the-wnr854t-junkyard/#809

TI-2024-36677 Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) contains a stack-based buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-36676 In Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America), the UPNP service is vulnerable to command… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-36675 Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) is vulnerable to Arbitrary command execution in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-36674 Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) is vulnerable to Command Injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-36673 Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) is vulnerable to Command Injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-36672 Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) is vulnerable to Command Injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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