CVE-2024-11667

Zyxel Multiple Firewalls: Path Traversal

As of , CVE-2024-11667 in Zyxel Multiple Firewalls is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 December 2024
US federal deadline
24 December 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Known
EPSS score
0.03Higher than 86% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.00 on 3 December 2024EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: www.zyxel.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Multiple Zyxel firewalls contain a path traversal vulnerability in the web management interface that could allow an attacker to download or upload files via a crafted URL.

CISA's description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the web management interface of Zyxel ATP series firmware versions V5.00 through V5.38, USG FLEX series firmware versions V5.00 through V5.38, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions V5.10 through V5.38, and USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions V5.10 through V5.38 could allow an attacker to download or upload files via a crafted URL.

The CVE record's description, from Zyxel

CVE published
27 November 2024
Assigned by
Zyxel
CVSS
7.5 High (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Multiple Firewalls: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2023-28771OS Command InjectionZyxel Multiple FirewallsPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2022-30525OS Command InjectionZyxel Multiple FirewallsPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2023-33009Buffer OverflowZyxel Multiple FirewallsPatch soon0.28
CVE-2023-33010Buffer OverflowZyxel Multiple FirewallsPatch soon0.29

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