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CVE-2024-0401 — ASUS routers supporting custom OpenVPN profiles are vulnerable to a code executi

ASUS routers supporting custom OpenVPN profiles are vulnerable to a code execution vulnerability. An authenticated and remote attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by uploading a crafted OVPN profile. Known affected routers include ASUS ExpertWiFi, ASUS RT-AX55

CVSS
7.2 HIGH
EPSS
7.12% (top 8.60%)
CWE
CWE-78
Published
2024-05-20T16:55:18.891Z
Last modified
2025-11-22T12:25:40.045Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

ASUS routers supporting custom OpenVPN profiles are vulnerable to a code execution vulnerability. An authenticated and remote attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by uploading a crafted OVPN profile. Known affected routers include ASUS ExpertWiFi, ASUS RT-AX55, ASUS RT-AX58U, ASUS RT-AC67U, ASUS RT-AC68R, ASUS RT-AC68U, ASUS RT-AX86, ASUS RT-AC86U, ASUS RT-AX88U, and ASUS…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
ASUSExpertWiFi0
ASUSRTAX55 — 0
ASUSRTAX58U — 0
ASUSRTAC67U — 0
ASUSRTAC68R — 0
ASUSRTAC68U — 0
ASUSRTAX86 Series — 0
ASUSRTAC86U — 0
ASUSRTAX88U — 0
ASUSRTAX3000 — 0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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