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CVE-2024-6144VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-6144: Actiontec WCB6200Q · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Actiontec WCB6200QSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should focus on network-level controls: restrict access to the router's HTTP management interface to trusted IP addresses only, preferably via internal network segmentation or VPN. 2. Disable remote management features on the router if not required to reduce exposure. 3. Monitor network traffic for unusual HTTP requests targeting the router, especially multipart boundary payloads that could indicate exploitation attempts. 4. Apply any available firmware updates from Actiontec as soon as they are released addressing this vulnerability. 5. 6. Implement intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures targeting this vulnerability once available. 7. Conduct regular security audits of network devices to identify vulnerable firmware versions and unauthorized access attempts. 8. Educate network administrators about this vulnerability and ensure they follow secure configuration best practices for network devices.

Description

Actiontec WCB6200Q Multipart Boundary Stack-based 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 stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the HTTP server. Was ZDI-CAN-21416.

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