CVE-2024-8234

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

4.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 90.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-08-30 00:28Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-30 14:53Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-08-27

Assigning CNA

Zyxel

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

58a674df2b91fbdddb2556123ea172d8d37c724beac7da0b6d239a6c0ff99572

• webservice.zyxel.comhttps://webservice.zyxel.com/eol/ArchivedEOLModel.pdf
• github.comhttps://github.com/GroundCTL2MajorTom/pocs/blob/main/zyxel_NWAW1100-N_rce.md