Improper Privilege Management in NAS326 and NAS542 - CVE-2024-29975
Published: June 6, 2024 / Updated: July 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91249
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29975
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Affected software:
NAS326
NAS542
NAS326
NAS542
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the SUID executable binary. A local administrator can execute system commands as the "root" on the target device.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-29975
Install updates from vendor's website.