CVE-2024-9138 Privilege Escalation in Cellular Router, Secure Router, and Network Security Appliances
Hard-coded credentials allow authenticated users to escalate privileges to root on Moxa routers and security appliances.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9138?
CVE-2024-9138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa EDF-G1002-BP Series, published on 3 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Moxa’s cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances are affected by a high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2024-9138. This vulnerability involves hard-coded credentials, enabling an authenticated user to escalate privileges and gain root-level access to the system, posing a significant security risk.
Weakness: CWE-656
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9138?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv93-f9g8-qg2r.