What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-51005?

CVE-2024-51005 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.8%.

R8500 Firmware CVE-2024-51005

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2024-11-05 cve@mitre.org

Command Injection Netgear R8500 Firmware

8.0

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-78 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec MITRE ATT&CK 2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 8.0 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

No patch listed yet 0.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.

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This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request. Affected products include: Netgear R8500 Firmware.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 8.0 HIGH

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

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

DescriptionCVE.org

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.8%

Top 48% exploitable

Data Quality

3 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.8%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Controlled

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +1

CVSS: +40

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS Command Injection CRITICAL

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:1.0.2.160:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://www.netgear.com/about/security/ REF https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Netgear4/vuln_50/50.md

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