CVE-2024-29975
Zyxel · published 2024-06-04
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Zyxel Corporation via the CVE Program.
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The improper privilege management vulnerability in the SUID executable binary in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions before V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 and NAS542 firmware versions before V5.21(ABAG.14)C0 could allow an authenticated local attacker with administrator privileges to execute some system commands as the “root” user on a vulnerable device.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
- CVE tag (from Zyxel Corporation): unsupported-when-assigned
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Zyxel | NAS326 firmware | < V5.21(AAZF.17)C0: affected |
| Zyxel | NAS542 firmware | < V5.21(ABAG.14)C0: affected |
Added by CISA-ADP (Authorized Data Publisher)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| zyxel | nas326_firmware | 0 – before v5.21\(aazf.17\)co: affected |
| zyxel | nas542_firmware | 0 – before 5.21\(abag.14\)co: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (2)
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:nas326_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:nas542_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MEDIUM — as published by Zyxel Corporation (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
CWE-269, NVD-CWE-noinfo
Sources
References the source lists
- https://outpost24.com/blog/zyxel-nas-critical-vulnerabilities/
- https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-nas-products-06-04-2024
- https://outpost24.com/blog/zyxel-nas-critical-vulnerabilities/
- https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-nas-products-06-04-2024
Source dates: published 2024-06-04, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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