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◆ WATCHCVE-2024-12847 · CVSS 9.8

NETGEAR DGN1000: attackers can run commands on it

AFFECTSNETGEAR DGN1000

OFFICIAL NAME: NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi OS Command Injection

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TECHNICAL 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 THIS VERDICT Attack attempts are confirmed, with no confirmed exploitation yet.

WHY IT RANKS HERE Ready-made attack tools are public. The first report is 20 days old.

HIGHEST CONFIRMED RUNG
TRIED
CISA KEV
NOT YET
EXPLOIT CODE
READY TO USE
// EVIDENCE LADDER

How far has it climbed?

CONFIRMED
REPORTED
NO EVIDENCE

  1. 01 TALK

    □ NO EVIDENCE YET
    NEWEST EVIDENCE NONE YET

    No evidence yet.

    SRC: NONE YET

  2. 02 EXPOSED

    □ NOT TRACKED YET
    NO SOURCE FOR THIS STEP YET

    We have no source that counts exposed systems yet. Internet scan data needs a partnership we do not have. No evidence here does not mean nothing is exposed.

  3. 03 TRIED

    ■ CONFIRMED
    NEWEST EVIDENCE · 1 SOURCE

    Attack attempts on CVE-2024-12847 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL). Attack attempts on CVE-2024-12847 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL).

  4. 04 EXPLOITED

    □ NO EVIDENCE YET
    NEWEST EVIDENCE NONE YET

    No evidence yet.

    SRC: NONE YET

  5. 05 DAMAGE

    □ NOT TRACKED YET
    NO SOURCE FOR THIS STEP YET

    Breach notices and filings rarely name the flaw that was used, so we cannot link them to this event yet. No evidence here does not mean no harm.

// THE CLOCK

When each thing happened

  1. DISCLOSED
    CVE-2024-12847 published
  2. EXPLOIT CODE PUBLIC
    DATE UNKNOWN
  3. FIRST ATTACK REPORT
    CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings
  4. CISA KEV LISTING
    NOT YET
  5. US FEDERAL DEADLINE
    NOT YET
Attacks were reported 650 days after disclosure.
// ASK YOUR TEAM

Questions to ask this week

// TIMELINE · PACIFIC TIME

How it unfolded

  1. JUN 4, 2013
    Metasploit exploit module: Netgear DGN1000 Setup.cgi Unauthenticated RCE
  2. JAN 10, 2025
    CISA Vulnrichment notes a public proof of concept for CVE-2024-12847
  3. Attack activity. OCT 21, 2026
    Attack attempts on CVE-2024-12847 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL) (2 reports, latest OCT 22)

SOURCES

  1. [1] CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings: Attack attempts on CVE-2024-12847 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL), OCT 22
  2. [2] CVE List V5 and CISA Vulnrichment: CISA Vulnrichment notes a public proof of concept for CVE-2024-12847, JAN 10
  3. [3] Metasploit module metadata: Metasploit exploit module: Netgear DGN1000 Setup.cgi Unauthenticated RCE, JUN 4