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CVE-2024-51005VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-51005: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 56% 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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Nov 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. Immediately restrict access to the router's management interface and the usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi endpoint to trusted networks only, using firewall rules or network segmentation. 2. Enforce strong authentication and limit user privileges to reduce the risk of low-privilege exploitation. 3. Monitor network traffic for anomalous or suspicious requests targeting the usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi endpoint, especially those containing unusual or malformed share_name parameters. 4. Disable USB SMB sharing functionality if not required to reduce the attack surface. 5. Regularly check Netgear's official channels for firmware updates addressing this vulnerability and apply patches promptly once available. 6. Implement network intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures or heuristics capable of detecting command injection attempts targeting this CGI script. 7. Conduct internal audits of devices to identify all instances of the Netgear R8500 and verify firmware versions to prioritize remediation. 8. Educate network administrators about this vulnerability and ensure incident response plans include steps for compromised network devices. 9. Consider deploying network segmentation to isolate vulnerable devices from critical assets to limit potential lateral movement.

Description

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

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