CVE-2024-9166
Published: 26 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-9166 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Cisa (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-9166 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting a device and its associated application. The flaw permits an unauthenticated remote attacker to supply input via the 'getcommand' query and execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges, resulting in a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.3.
An attacker with network access can exploit the issue without authentication or user interaction to run commands and obtain full root control of the affected device. The attack vector is rated as network-reachable with low complexity.
A CISA ICS advisory (ICSA-24-270-03) has been published for the vulnerability.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0609 before receding to the current value of 0.0369, indicating that exploitation interest increased after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-49767
Vulnerability details
The device enables an unauthorized attacker to execute system commands with elevated privileges. This exploit is facilitated through the use of the 'getcommand' query within the application, allowing the attacker to gain root access.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.