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CVE-2024-7261· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Zyxel

The improper neutralization of special elements in the parameter "host" in the CGI program of Zyxel NWA1123ACv3 firmware version 6.70(ABVT.4

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 42/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 11.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 95.9% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The improper neutralization of special elements in the parameter "host" in the CGI program of Zyxel NWA1123ACv3 firmware version 6.70(ABVT.4) and earlier, WAC500 firmware version 6.70(ABVS.4) and earlier, WAX655E firmware version 7.00(ACDO.1) and earlier, WBE530 firmware version 7.00(ACLE.1) and earlier, and USG LITE 60AX firmware version V2.00(ACIP.2) could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute OS commands by sending a crafted cookie to a vulnerable device.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 2, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
11.4% · 95th percentile

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Action score

42

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 11.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Zyxel
9.8
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
zyxelnwa110ax firmware
zyxelnwa110ax
zyxelnwa1123-ac pro firmware
zyxelnwa1123-ac pro
zyxelnwa1123acv3 firmware
zyxelnwa1123acv3
zyxelnwa130be firmware
zyxelnwa130be
zyxelnwa210ax firmware
zyxelnwa210ax
zyxelnwa220ax-6e firmware
zyxelnwa220ax-6e

and 46 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • zyxel nwa110ax firmwarebefore 7.00\(abtg.2\)
  • zyxel nwa1123-ac pro firmwarebefore 6.28\(abhd.3\)
  • zyxel nwa1123acv3 firmwarebefore 6.70\(abvt.5\)
  • zyxel nwa130be firmwarebefore 7.00\(acil.2\)
  • zyxel nwa210ax firmwarebefore 7.00\(abtd.2\)
  • zyxel nwa220ax-6e firmwarebefore 7.00\(acco.2\)
  • zyxel nwa50ax firmwarebefore 7.00\(abyw.2\)
  • zyxel nwa50ax pro firmwarebefore 7.00\(acge.2\)
  • zyxel nwa55axe firmwarebefore 7.00\(abzl.2\)
  • zyxel nwa90ax firmwarebefore 7.00\(accv.2\)
  • zyxel nwa90ax pro firmwarebefore 7.00\(acgf.2\)
  • zyxel usg lite 60ax firmwarebefore v2.00\(acip.3\)
  • zyxel wac500 firmwarebefore 6.70\(abvs.5\)
  • zyxel wac500h firmwarebefore 6.70\(abwa.5\)
  • zyxel wac6103d-i firmwarebefore 6.28\(aaxh.3\)
  • zyxel wac6502d-s firmwarebefore 6.28\(aase.3\)
  • zyxel wac6503d-s firmwarebefore 6.28\(aasf.3\)
  • zyxel wac6552d-s firmwarebefore 6.28\(abio.3\)
  • zyxel wac6553d-e firmwarebefore 6.28\(aasg.3\)
  • zyxel wax300h firmwarebefore 7.00\(achf.2\)

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Zyxel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Zyxel NWA1123ACv3 firmware

    • <= 6.70(ABVT.4)affected

  • Zyxel USG LITE 60AX firmware

    • V2.00(ACIP.2)affected

  • Zyxel WAC500 firmware

    • <= 6.70(ABVS.4)affected

  • Zyxel WAX655E firmware

    • <= 7.00(ACDO.1)affected

  • Zyxel WBE530 firmware

    • <= 7.00(ACLE.1)affected

Same product

zyxel: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-45854An improper check for unusual conditions in Zyxel NWA110AX firmware verisons prior to 6.50(ABTG.0)C0, which could allow a LAN attacker to ca
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

ts
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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