CVE-2024-30572Public exploit

Authenticated command execution via unneutralized ntp_server

Published Apr 3, 2024 · Updated Mar 13, 2025

Command injection in NETGEAR R6850 firmware 1.1.0.88 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via ntp_server. The firmware passes the ntp_server configuration value into an operating-system command without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Exploitation requires low-privileged access from an adjacent network and grants command execution with the firmware service's privileges.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability1.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in NETGEAR R6850 firmware 1.1.0.88 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via ntp_server. The firmware passes the ntp_server configuration value into an operating-system command without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Exploitation requires low-privileged access from an adjacent network and grants command execution with the firmware service's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-30572
Published
Apr 3, 2024
Updated
Mar 13, 2025
Vendor
NETGEAR
Product
AC2000 Smart WiFi Router Wi‑Fi 5 Dual Band Gigabit (R6850)
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.0.88

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NETGEAR · AC2000 Smart WiFi Router Wi‑Fi 5 Dual Band Gigabit (R6850)version=0 <=1.1.0.88

Published CVSS scores

8.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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