CVE-2024-54806
RCE in Netgear Wnr854T Firmware 1.5.2
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-54806 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Netgear Wnr854T Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 40% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
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-2024-54806 is an arbitrary command execution vulnerability in the cmd.cgi component of the Netgear WNR854T router version 1.5.2 (North America). It allows attackers to execute system commands via the web interface, stemming from improper input handling classified under CWE-94 (Code Injection). The flaw carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating critical severity due to its network accessibility and high impact potential.
A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. By crafting requests to the cmd.cgi endpoint, the attacker achieves arbitrary command execution on the router's underlying system, enabling full compromise with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, such as data theft, persistent access, or device disruption.
Mitigation details are available in the referenced advisory at https://faultpoint.com/post/2025-03-25-8-cves-on-the-wnr854t-junkyard/#806, published in connection with multiple vulnerabilities on the WNR854T. Security practitioners should consult this source for patching guidance or workarounds specific to the affected firmware.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-9055
Vulnerability Data
Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) is vulnerable to Arbitrary command execution in cmd.cgi which allows for the execution of system commands via the web interface.
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Control response
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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.