CVE-2024-38266 — An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in th

An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in the parameter type parser of the Zyxel VMG8825-T50K firmware versions through 5.50(ABOM.8)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to cause potential memory corruptions, re

01What is this vulnerability?

An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in the parameter type parser of the Zyxel VMG8825-T50K firmware versions through 5.50(ABOM.8)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to cause potential memory corruptions, resulting in a thread crash on an affected device.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zyxel	VMG8825	T50K firmware — <= 5.50(ABOM.8)C0

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

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

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

• Published: 2024-09-24T01:26:31.998Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-24T15:40:29.933Z

09References

• www.zyxel.com — https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advis…