Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-45262

HighPublic PoC

Published: 24 October 2024

Published
24 October 2024
Modified
15 October 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0013 32.3th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-45262 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Gl-Inet Mt2500 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 32.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An issue was discovered on certain GL-iNet devices, including MT6000, MT3000, MT2500, AXT1800, and AX1800 4.6.2. The params parameter in the call method of the /rpc endpoint is vulnerable to arbitrary directory traversal, which enables attackers to execute scripts under…

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any path.

CWE(s)
CWE-22

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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Why these techniques?

Path traversal in the /rpc endpoint enables remote arbitrary script execution on GL-iNet devices, exploiting a public-facing remote service.

Affected Assets

gl-inet
mt2500 firmware
4.6.2 — 4.6.4
gl-inet
axt1800 firmware
4.6.2 — 4.6.4
gl-inet
ax1800 firmware
4.6.2 — 4.6.4
gl-inet
b3000 firmware
4.5.18
gl-inet
a1300 firmware
4.5.17
gl-inet
x300b firmware
4.5.17
gl-inet
x3000 firmware
4.4.9
gl-inet
xe3000 firmware
4.4.9
gl-inet
x750 firmware
4.3.18
gl-inet
sft1200 firmware
4.3.18
+11 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

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.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References