CVE-2024-51240

HIGHNVD 8.08.0—Elevated

8.0

An issue in the luci-mod-rpc package in OpenWRT Luci LTS allows for privilege escalation from an admin account to root via the JSON-RPC-API, which is exposed by the luci-mod-rpc package

CVSS v3: 8.0
EG Score: 8.0(medium)
EPSS: 15.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 5, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (1)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/VitoCrl/vulnerability_research/tree/main/CVE-2024-51240

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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What is CVE-2024-51240?

CVE-2024-51240 is a high vulnerability published on November 5, 2024. An issue in the luci-mod-rpc package in OpenWRT Luci LTS allows for privilege escalation from an admin account to root via the JSON-RPC-API, which is exposed by the luci-mod-rpc package

When was CVE-2024-51240 disclosed?

CVE-2024-51240 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 5, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-51240 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-51240 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-51240?

CVE-2024-51240 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-51240?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-51240, 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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