Is CVE-2024-29975 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-29975 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-29975?

CVE-2024-29975 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-29975?

CVE-2024-29975 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-29975?

Upgrade nas326 firmware to 5.21(aazf.17)c0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-29975

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

** 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.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

nas326 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 5.21(aazf.17)c0Fixed in:5.21(aazf.17)c0CVE-2024-29975derived from NVD

nas542 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 5.21(abag.14)c0Fixed in:5.21(abag.14)c0CVE-2024-29975derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

outpost24.com

Vendor Advisory1

zyxel.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-22.