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CVE-2024-30891

AC18 Command Injection

Tenda / AC18 · 15.03.05.05

Severity
CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
1.9%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2024-30891 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Tenda AC18. A command injection vulnerability exists in /goform/exeCommand in Tenda AC18 v15.03.05.05, which allows attackers to construct cmdinput...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Tenda / AC18 15.03.05.05.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

AC18 Command Injection

A command injection vulnerability exists in /goform/exeCommand in Tenda AC18 v15.03.05.05, which allows attackers to construct cmdinput parameters for arbitrary command execution.

Vendor Product Affected Status
tenda ac18_firmware 15.03.05.05 Affected
n/a n/a n/a Affected
Published
05 Apr 2024
Exploitation Reported
05 Apr 2024
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30891
  • GitHub — Lantern-r/IoT-vuln github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/Lantern-r/IoT-vuln/blob/main/Tenda/AC18/formexeCom...

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 05 Apr 2024

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2024-04-05 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

1.9%

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-30891",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.01896,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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