CVE-2024-45889: DrayTek Vigor3900 · OS Command Injection
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 76% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
- Immediately restrict access to the management interface of DrayTek Vigor3900 routers to trusted IP addresses and networks only, preferably via VPN or secure management channels.
- Enforce strong authentication mechanisms and regularly rotate credentials to reduce the risk of credential compromise.
- Monitor router logs and network traffic for unusual command execution patterns or unauthorized access attempts targeting the cgi-bin/mainfunction.cgi endpoint.
- Disable or limit the use of the vulnerable CGI functionality if possible through configuration changes until a vendor patch is available.
- Engage with DrayTek support to obtain information on patches or firmware updates addressing CVE-2024-45889 and apply updates promptly once released.
- Conduct regular security assessments and penetration tests focusing on router management interfaces to detect similar vulnerabilities.
- Implement network segmentation to isolate critical infrastructure and limit the impact of compromised devices.
- Educate network administrators about this vulnerability and the importance of vigilant access control and monitoring.
Description
DrayTek Vigor3900 1.5.1.3 contains a post-authentication command injection vulnerability. This vulnerability occurs when the `action` parameter in `cgi-bin/mainfunction.cgi` is set to `commandTable.`