What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-53942?

CVE-2024-53942 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 10.4%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-53942?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches when convenient. Validate input sanitization for user-controlled parameters.

CVE-2024-53942

MEDIUM

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2025-02-03 cve@mitre.org

Command Injection

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:07 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 03, 2025 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue was discovered on NRadio N8-180 NROS-1.9.2.n3.c5 devices. The /cgi-bin/luci/nradio/basic/radio endpoint is vulnerable to command injection via the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz name parameters, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on the device (with root-level permissions) via crafted input.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered on NRadio N8-180 NROS-1.9.2.n3.c5 devices. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. Epss exploitation probability 10.4% and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. An issue was discovered on NRadio N8-180 NROS-1.9.2.n3.c5 devices. The /cgi-bin/luci/nradio/basic/radio endpoint is vulnerable to command injection via the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz name parameters, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on the device (with root-level permissions) via crafted input.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

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.