CVE-2024-52023: n/a
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.7 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% 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:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
Organizations should immediately identify if they use the affected Netgear models and firmware versions. Since no official patches are currently available, temporary mitigations include restricting access to the router management interfaces, especially blocking POST requests to the pppoe2.cgi endpoint from untrusted or external networks. Network segmentation should isolate these devices from general user networks to limit exposure. Monitoring network traffic for unusual POST requests targeting pppoe2.cgi can help detect exploitation attempts. Administrators should subscribe to Netgear security advisories for timely patch releases and apply firmware updates as soon as they become available. Additionally, consider deploying network-based DoS protection mechanisms and maintaining regular backups of router configurations to facilitate rapid recovery.
Description
Netgear XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the pppoe_localip parameter at pppoe2.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.