HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2024-5246

Prosafe Network Management Software 300 vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
31.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from the use of a vulnerable version of Apache Tomcat. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22868.
Affected vendor
Netgear
Affected product
Prosafe Network Management Software 300
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-05-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 31.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-5246

  • Confirm whether Netgear Prosafe Network Management Software 300 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-5246.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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