CVE-2024-3659
Command injection in KAON AR2140 routers
Firmware in KAON AR2140 routers, prior to versions 3.2.50 and 4.2.16, is vulnerable to a shell command injection via sending a crafted request to one of the endpoints. In order to exploit this vulnerability, one has to have access to the administrative portal of the router.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Command injection in KAON AR2140 routers
Firmware in KAON AR2140 routers, prior to versions 3.2.50 and 4.2.16, is vulnerable to a shell command injection via sending a crafted request to one of the endpoints. In order to exploit this vulnerability, one has to have access to the administrative portal of the router.
- Record
CVE-2024-3659- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-32235
Firmware in KAON AR2140 routers, prior to versions 3.2.50 and 4.2.16, is vulnerable to a shell command injection via sending a crafted request to one of the endpoints. In order to exploit this vulnerability, one has to have access to the administrative portal of the router.
- Record
EUVD-2024-32235- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfcg-vh6j-gg8j
Firmware in KAON AR2140 routers prior to version 4.2.16 is vulnerable to a shell command...
Firmware in KAON AR2140 routers prior to version 4.2.16 is vulnerable to a shell command injection via sending a crafted request to one of the endpoints. In order to exploit this vulnerability, one has to have access to the administrative portal of the router.
- Record
GHSA-vfcg-vh6j-gg8j- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Firmware in KAON AR2140 routers, prior to versions 3.2.50 and 4.2.16, is vulnerable to a shell command injection via sending a crafted request to one of the endpoints. In order to exploit this vulnerability, one has to have access to the administrative portal of the router.
- Record
CVE-2024-3659- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-3659 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Kaon Group Ar2140, published August 8, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.61%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.