CVE-2024-45262Public exploit

Router takeover via RPC path traversal

Published Oct 24, 2024 · Updated Oct 28, 2024

Path traversal in GL.iNet router firmware allows remote attackers on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary scripts through the /rpc endpoint. The call method treats its second params element as a script path without restricting traversal sequences, so a crafted relative path reaches scripts outside the intended RPC directory. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful execution grants control of the router.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in GL.iNet router firmware allows remote attackers on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary scripts through the /rpc endpoint. The call method treats its second params element as a script path without restricting traversal sequences, so a crafted relative path reaches scripts outside the intended RPC directory. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful execution grants control of the router.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-45262
Published
Oct 24, 2024
Updated
Oct 28, 2024
Vendor
GL.iNet
Product
GL.iNet GL-X300B Firmware
Classifications
CWE-22, T1210
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.5.17 <4.5.18

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GL.iNet · GL.iNet GL-X300B Firmwareversion=4.5.17 <4.5.18
GL.iNet · GL.iNet GL-B3000 Firmwareversion=4.5.18 <4.5.19
GL.iNet · GL.iNet GL-X750 Firmwareversion=4.3.18 <4.3.19
GL.iNet · GL.iNet GL-XE300 Firmwareversion=4.3.17 <4.3.18; version=4.4.9 <4.4.10
GL.iNet · GL.iNet GL-MT6000 Firmwareversion=4.6.2 <4.6.4

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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