CVE-2024-5244 json
TP-Link Omada ER605 Reliance on Security Through Obscurity Vulnerability
published 2024-05-23 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-46483
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
TP-Link Omada ER605 Reliance on Security Through Obscurity Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to access or spoof DDNS messages on affected installations of TP-Link Omada ER605 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. However, devices are vulnerable only if configured to use the Comexe DDNS service.
The specific flaw exists within the cmxddnsd executable. The issue results from reliance on obscurity to secure network data. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-22439.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- TP-Link Omada ER605
- tp_link omada_er605
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-656 Reliance on Security Through Obscurity
References
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-24-503/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-5244
- NVD CVE-2024-5244
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