{"id":36800,"date":"2025-05-09T23:58:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T23:58:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-02T17:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T23:37:43","slug":"cve-2024-57232-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netgear-rax5-wifi-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-57232-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netgear-rax5-wifi-router\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-57232: Critical Command Injection Vulnerability in NETGEAR RAX5 WiFi Router<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability has been identified in NETGEAR&#8217;s RAX5 (AX1600 WiFi Router) with firmware version V1.0.2.26. This vulnerability, assigned the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier CVE-2024-57232, could potentially allow an attacker to compromise the entire system or leak sensitive data. Given the widespread use of NETGEAR routers across households and businesses, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42383\">vulnerability represents a significant security risk that could be exploited<\/a> to gain unauthorized control over private networks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-57232<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32974-critical-vulnerability-in-xwiki-s-rights-analysis-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42253\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-594628892\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-57233-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netgear-rax5-wifi-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43025\">NETGEAR RAX5<\/a> (AX1600 WiFi Router) | V1.0.2.26<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32846-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41522\">vulnerability arises from a command injection<\/a> flaw in the &#8216;apcli_wps_gen_pincode&#8217; function of the device&#8217;s firmware. This function is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21165-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-designer-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77455\">designed to generate a WPS pin code<\/a>, but it improperly sanitizes the &#8216;ifname&#8217; parameter. An attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/global-honeypot-creation-exploits-cisco-flaw-unmasking-the-vicioustrap-attack\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51001\">exploit this flaw<\/a> by sending a crafted request containing malicious commands in the &#8216;ifname&#8217; parameter. As the function does not properly validate this parameter, the injected commands could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23181-execution-with-unnecessary-privileges-a-critical-security-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41569\">executed with root privileges<\/a>, leading to a complete system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-363546220\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example demonstrating how this vulnerability might be exploited. This example uses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4827-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51002\">HTTP POST request<\/a> to send a malicious command in the &#8216;ifname&#8217; parameter.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/apcli_wps_gen_pincode HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target_router_ip\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nifname=`;reboot;`<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35959-command-injection-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41581\">command &#8216;reboot&#8217; is injected<\/a> into the ifname parameter. If the request is processed by the vulnerable router, the system would then execute the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46272-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wgs-80hpt-v2-and-wgs-4215-8t2s\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41594\">injected command<\/a>, causing an immediate reboot of the device. This is a simplistic example; in reality, an attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35960-os-command-injection-vulnerabilities-in-gtkwave-s-decompression-functionality\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41726\">inject far more destructive or malicious commands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected product are urged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/unpacking-politico-s-weekly-cybersecurity-update-a-deep-dive-into-the-latest-threat-landscape\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50550\">update their firmware to the latest<\/a> version as soon as possible. If a patch is not immediately available, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77456\">users can use a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. These can help detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35989-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-s-lxt2-zlib-block-allocation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41953\">block malicious requests targeting the vulnerable<\/a> function. However, these measures should be seen only as stopgaps until a permanent fix is available from the vendor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability has been identified in NETGEAR&#8217;s RAX5 (AX1600 WiFi Router) with firmware version V1.0.2.26. This vulnerability, assigned the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier CVE-2024-57232, could potentially allow an attacker to compromise the entire system or leak sensitive data. Given the widespread use of NETGEAR routers across households and businesses, this vulnerability [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[78],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-36800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36800"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69860,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36800\/revisions\/69860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36800"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=36800"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=36800"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=36800"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=36800"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=36800"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=36800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}