Netgear DGN1000/DGN220 - RCE (CVE-2024-12847)

CVE-2024-12847, a vulnerability in NETGEAR DGN1000 allows unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands. Attackers can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP request, potentially leading to full system compromise and unauthorized execution of arbitrary code on the affected server. Although public descriptions of this exploit have existed since 2013, it was ultimately assigned a CVE number in 2024. Before this, the exploit was simply known as the Netgear setup.cgi exploit and was mainly used to build botnets.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 14th of June 2023.

Based on data from the CrowdSec network, nearly all observed exploitation of CVE-2024-12847 is fully opportunistic, with attackers indiscriminately scanning the entire internet. These attacks are automated and lack any form of target selection or reconnaissance. CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2024-12847 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit NETGEAR DGN1000 by sending crafted HTTP requests to the setup.cgi endpoint to achieve remote code execution.