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CVE-2024-6143VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-6143: Actiontec WCB6200Q · Classic Buffer Overflow

Affects Actiontec WCB6200QSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 65% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Jun 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should focus on network segmentation to restrict access to the router's HTTP management interface, limiting it to trusted administrative hosts only. 2. Disable remote management features if not required, especially HTTP-based management interfaces. 3. Monitor network traffic for unusual or malformed HTTP requests targeting the router to detect potential exploitation attempts. 4. Employ intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures or heuristics capable of identifying buffer overflow attempts against the HTTP server. 5. Contact Actiontec for firmware updates or security advisories; apply patches promptly once available. 6. If patching is delayed, consider deploying network-level firewall rules to block suspicious traffic patterns or known exploit vectors targeting the router. 7. Regularly audit and update router firmware and configurations to minimize exposure to known vulnerabilities. 8. Educate network administrators about the risks of unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilities and enforce strict access controls.

Description

Actiontec WCB6200Q uh_tcp_recv_header Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Actiontec WCB6200Q routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the HTTP server. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the HTTP server. Was ZDI-CAN-21414.

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