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CVE-2024-24487: silex technology DS-600 Firmware · Improper Access Control

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

  1. Restrict UDP traffic to and from the DS-600 device, especially blocking untrusted or external network sources from sending UDP packets to the device.
  2. Implement network segmentation and access control lists (ACLs) to limit exposure of the device to only trusted management networks.
  3. Monitor network traffic for unusual or malformed UDP packets targeting the device, particularly those containing EXEC commands.
  4. Educate users and administrators about the risk of interacting with unsolicited or suspicious network requests that could trigger the vulnerability.
  5. Regularly check for firmware updates or security advisories from silex technology and apply patches promptly once available.
  6. Consider deploying intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures to detect attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
  7. If possible, disable or restrict remote EXEC command functionality on the device to reduce attack surface.
  8. Maintain robust logging and incident response plans to quickly identify and respond to any exploitation attempts.

Description

An issue discovered in silex technology DS-600 Firmware v.1.4.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted UDP packets using the EXEC REBOOT SYSTEM command.

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