CVE-2024-5505Network attack vector

Authenticated SYSTEM code execution via path traversal

Published Jun 6, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Path traversal in UpLoadServlet in NETGEAR NMS300 1.7.0.34 x64 allows remote authenticated users to execute code as SYSTEM. The servlet uses a user-supplied path in file operations without restricting it to the intended directory. A valid NMS300 account is required; successful exploitation writes outside the upload directory and runs attacker-controlled code with Windows SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability46.99%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in UpLoadServlet in NETGEAR NMS300 1.7.0.34 x64 allows remote authenticated users to execute code as SYSTEM. The servlet uses a user-supplied path in file operations without restricting it to the intended directory. A valid NMS300 account is required; successful exploitation writes outside the upload directory and runs attacker-controlled code with Windows SYSTEM privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5505
Published
Jun 6, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
NETGEAR
Product
ProSAFE Network Management System NMS300
Classifications
CWE-22, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.7.0.34 x64
  2. Affected versionversion=1.7.0.34_x64

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NETGEAR · ProSAFE Network Management System NMS300version=1.7.0.34 x64; version=1.7.0.34_x64

Published CVSS scores

8.8NETGEARCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/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
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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