LibreNMS has an Authenticated OS Command Injection

published 2024-11-15 23 mo ago modified 2026-10-27 12 d ago also GHSA-x645-6pf9-xwxw , EUVD-2024-55572

cvss: 9.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.2%; EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 1; Metasploit

LibreNMS before 24.10.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via OS command injection involving AboutController.php's index(), SettingsController.php's update(), and PollDevice.php's initRrdDirectory().

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

packagist librenms/librenms 24.10.0
librenms librenms 24.10.0

Timeline

2024-11-15 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/librenms_authenticated_rce_cve_2024_51092)
2024-11-15 Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 6 mo ago (2026-05-08)

Exploit prediction

7.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/linux/http/librenms_authenticated_rce_cve_2024_51092 LibreNMS Authenticated RCE (CVE-2024-51092) metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2024-11-15
github.com https://github.com/librenms/librenms/security/advisories/GHSA-x645-6pf9-xwxw referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/librenms_authenticated_rce_cve_2024_51092.rb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
CNA	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
GitHub	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	librenms/librenms	<24.10.0	24.10.0

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

github.com /librenms/librenms/security/advisories/GHSA-x645-6pf9-xwxw
exploit, web, vendor-advisory
raw.githubusercontent.com /rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/librenms_authenticated_rce_cve_2024_51092.rb
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51092
advisory
github.com /librenms/librenms
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary