Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-39148 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Kerlink Keros. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked at the 41th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-39148 is a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) in the wmp-agent service of KerOS versions prior to 5.12. The flaw arises from improper validation of so-called "magic URLs," enabling an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands as root when the service is reachable over the network. The service is typically protected by a local firewall, and the vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting high attack complexity but severe potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely by sending a specially crafted "magic URL" to the exposed wmp-agent service, bypassing validation and achieving arbitrary root-level command execution on the target system. Exploitation requires network access to the service, which is not the default configuration due to firewall protections, and involves high complexity in crafting the payload.
Official mitigation guidance is available in the KerOS security advisory at https://keros.docs.kerlink.com/security/security_advisories_kerOS5 and the BDO Security advisory at https://www.bdosecurity.de/en-gb/advisories/cve-2024-39148. Affected systems should be upgraded to KerOS 5.12 or later, with continued reliance on local firewalls to restrict network access to the wmp-agent service.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-55105
Vulnerability Data
The service wmp-agent of KerOS prior 5.12 does not properly validate so-called ‘magic URLs’ allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands as root when the service is reachable over network. Typically, the service is protected via local…
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V1.3.1
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.
Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.
Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).
PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.
Controls that restrict unauthorized or malicious code from being introduced via external networks or removable media limit opportunities for an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code.