NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2024-05-23 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-46485

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 31.3%; EPSS 31.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 0; none known

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from the use of a vulnerable version of Apache Tomcat. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22868.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-24)

Exploit prediction

31.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System
netgear prosafe_network_management_system

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

References

kb.netgear.com /000066164/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-NMS300-PSV-2024-0003-PSV-2024-0004
vendor-advisory
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-24-497/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-5246
NVD CVE-2024-5246

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Summary