CVE-2024-46506

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2025-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekWeaponized
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 63%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, ssvc poc, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 63%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: Metasploit · ssvc poc · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

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

NetAlertX 23.01.14 through 24.x before 24.10.12 allows unauthenticated command injection via settings update because function=savesettings lacks an authentication requirement, as exploited in the wild in May 2025. This is related to settings.php and util.php.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
86(Attend)
EG Risk 86/100SSVC: 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
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
63%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 13, 2025

Last Modified

June 17, 2025

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 25, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

CVE-2024-46506: Unauthenticated RCE in NetAlertx - Rhino Security Labs

https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/cve-2024-46506-rce-in-netalertx/

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

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/netalertx_rce_cve_2024_46506✓ verified
    First seen Jan 30, 2025

    Unauthenticated RCE in NetAlertX

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-46506.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2024

    NetAlertX 23.01.14–24.x < 24.10.12 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-46506?
CVE-2024-46506 is a critical vulnerability published on May 13, 2025. NetAlertX 23.01.14 through 24.x before 24.10.12 allows unauthenticated command injection via settings update because function=savesettings lacks an authentication requirement, as exploited in the wild in May 2025. This is related to settings.php and util.php.
When was CVE-2024-46506 disclosed?
CVE-2024-46506 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 13, 2025, with the most recent update on June 17, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-46506 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-46506 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-46506?
CVE-2024-46506 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-46506?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-46506, 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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