CVE-2024-12847

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2025-01-10. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 29%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

NETGEAR DGN1000 before 1.1.00.48 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands as root by sending crafted HTTP requests to the setup.cgi endpoint. This vulnerability has been observed to be exploited in the wild since at least 2017 and specifically by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-02-06 UTC.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
85(Attend)
EG Risk 85/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
98.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 10, 2025

Last Modified

December 19, 2025

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Netgear DGN1000 1.1.00.48 - 'Setup.cgi' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) - Hardware remote Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43055
generic🟡 PoC Available

Netgear DGN1000 / DGN2200 - Multiple Vulnerabilities - Hardware webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25978
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi OS Command Execution | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://vulncheck.com/advisories/netgear-dgn
generic

Bugtraq: Unauthenticated command execution on Netgear DGN devices

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Jun/8

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/netgear_dgn1000_setup_unauth_exec✓ verified
    First seen Jun 5, 2013

    Netgear DGN1000 Setup.cgi Unauthenticated RCE

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-12847?
CVE-2024-12847 is a critical vulnerability published on January 10, 2025. NETGEAR DGN1000 before 1.1.00.48 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands as root by sending crafted HTTP requests to the setup.cgi endpoint. This vulnerability has been observed to be exploited in…
When was CVE-2024-12847 disclosed?
CVE-2024-12847 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 10, 2025, with the most recent update on December 19, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-12847 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-12847 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-12847?
CVE-2024-12847 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-12847?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-12847, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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