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CVE-2024-44340: OS Command Injection

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 78% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Aug 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

To mitigate CVE-2024-44340, affected organizations should immediately assess their deployment of the D-Link DIR-846W A1 router with firmware FW100A43. Since no official patches are currently available, organizations should: 1) Restrict network access to the router’s management interfaces by implementing strict firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure to trusted administrators only. 2) Disable or restrict QoS configuration features if not required, reducing the attack surface related to SetSmartQoSSettings. 3) Monitor network traffic and router logs for unusual activity or unauthorized configuration changes indicative of exploitation attempts. 4) Change default credentials and enforce strong authentication mechanisms to reduce the risk of privilege escalation. 5) Consider deploying intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures targeting command injection attempts on router management protocols. 6) Plan for rapid firmware updates once D-Link releases a security patch, and test updates in controlled environments before deployment. 7) Educate network administrators about the vulnerability and signs of compromise to improve detection and response capabilities.

Description

D-Link DIR-846W A1 FW100A43 was discovered to contain a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability via keys smartqos_express_devices and smartqos_normal_devices in SetSmartQoSSettings.

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