CVE-2024-0918
Published: 26 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0918 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Trendnet Tew-800Mb Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-0918 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability in the TRENDnet TEW-800MB router firmware version 1.0.1.0. It resides in an unspecified function of the POST Request Handler component, where unsanitized input to the DeviceURL argument can be abused to execute arbitrary operating system commands.
An attacker with administrative credentials can launch the attack remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the device; a working proof-of-concept has been publicly disclosed.
The vendor was notified prior to publication but did not respond, and no official patches or mitigations have been issued. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.5825 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.4894, indicating measurable post-disclosure exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16699
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in TRENDnet TEW-800MB 1.0.1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument DeviceURL leads to os command injection. The attack may…
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be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-252122 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.