CVE-2024-40890 — Zyxel DSL CPE OS Command Injection Vulnerability

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED** A post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the CGI program of the legacy DSL CPE Zyxel VMG4325-B10A firmware version 1.00(AAFR.4)C0_20170615 could allow an authenticated attacker to execute operating system (OS) commands on an affected de

01What is this vulnerability?

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED** A post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the CGI program of the legacy DSL CPE Zyxel VMG4325-B10A firmware version 1.00(AAFR.4)C0_20170615 could allow an authenticated attacker to execute operating system (OS) commands on an affected device by sending a crafted HTTP POST request.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zyxel	VMG4325	B10A firmware — <= 1.00(AAFR.4)C0_20170615

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-02-11. Ransomware use: Unknown.

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: 2025-02-04T09:55:38.908Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T22:55:30.414Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2025-02-11
• BOD 22-01 due: 2025-03-04

09References

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