Vigor2960 - RCE (CVE-2024-12987)

CVE-2024-12987 is a vulnerability in DrayTek router management interfaces that allows for remote OS command injection via crafted inputs to a web management endpoint.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 11th of June 2025.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2024-12987 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2024-12987 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-12987 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Exploitation typically involves requests to the /cgi-bin/mainfunction.cgi/apmcfgupload URL, with the attack focusing on manipulation of session parameters.