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CVE-2024-45416VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-45416: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should focus on restricting write access to the /var/lua_session directory to trusted processes only, preventing unauthorized file creation. 2. Network administrators should audit and harden router management interfaces, disabling any unnecessary services and enforcing strong authentication and access controls to reduce the risk of attackers gaining file write capabilities. 3. Monitor router logs and file system changes in the session directory for suspicious activity indicative of exploitation attempts. 4. If possible, isolate affected routers from untrusted networks and limit administrative access to secure management VLANs or VPNs. 5. Engage with ZTE support or vendor channels to obtain patches or firmware updates addressing this vulnerability as they become available. 6. Implement network-level protections such as intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to detect anomalous behavior related to this vulnerability. 7. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration tests focusing on router configurations and potential privilege escalation paths. 8. Consider deploying compensating controls such as application whitelisting or runtime application self-protection (RASP) on network devices where feasible.

Description

The HTTPD binary in multiple ZTE routers has a local file inclusion vulnerability in session_init function. The session -LUA- files are stored in the directory /var/lua_session, the function iterates on all files in this directory and executes them using the function dofile without any validation if it is a valid session file or not. An attacker who is able to write a malicious file in the sessions directory can get RCE as root.

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