CVE-2024-40891

unknown KEV

Published 2025-02-11 · Modified 2025-02-11

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

1.5

Description

Multiple Zyxel DSL CPE devices contain a post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the management commands that could allow an authenticated attacker to execute OS commands via Telnet.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Zyxel
Product: DSL CPE Devices
Due date: 2025-03-04

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — 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

Exploits

References

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

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.