CVE-2024-40890

Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Zyxel — DSL CPE Devices

Added to KEV catalog: 11 February 2025
Federal remediation due date: 4 March 2025
Weakness classification (CWE): CWE-78

CISA Description

Multiple Zyxel DSL CPE devices contain a post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the CGI program that could allow an authenticated attacker to execute OS commands via a crafted HTTP request.

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.

Notes

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-02-04-2025 ; https://www.zyxel.com/service-provider/global/en/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-command-injection-insecure-in-certain-legacy-dsl-cpe-02-04-2025 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40890

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