How severe is CVE-2024-40891?

CVE-2024-40891 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 21.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2024-40891: Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2025-02-11

Remediation due

2025-03-04

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.

CISA 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-2024-40891

Description

**UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED** A post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the management commands of the legacy DSL CPE Zyxel VMG4325-B10A firmware version 1.00(AAFR.4)C0_20170615 could allow an authenticated attacker to execute operating system (OS) commands on an affected device via Telnet.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA8.8 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Zyxel	VMG4325-B10A firmware	<= 1.00(AAFR.4)C0_20170615

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

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

Record Details

Published

2025-02-04

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

Zyxel

Credited to

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