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CVE-2026-24714

CVE-2026-24714

CVSS 8.7 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-1242
In short

Some older NETGEAR devices allow telnet service to be activated remotely by sending a special magic packet, giving attackers command-line access if telnet is enabled.

Technical detail

CWE-1242 (Insufficient Logging of Security Relevant Events) manifests as an undocumented TelnetEnable feature in end-of-service NETGEAR products that permits remote activation of telnet via crafted packets. An attacker with network access can trigger this functionality to gain unauthenticated shell access to the device without leaving audit trails.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Some end of service NETGEAR products provide "TelnetEnable" functionality, which allows a magic packet to activate telnet service on the box.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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