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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Zyxel AX7501-B1 up to  V5.17(ABPC.5.3)C0. This affects the function zyUtilMailSend. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-12010. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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A vulnerability was found in Zyxel AX7501-B1 up to  V5.17(ABPC.5.3)C0. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function zyUtilMailSend. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the ”zyUtilMailSend” function of the Zyxel AX7501-B1 firmware version V5.17(ABPC.5.3)C0 and earlier could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to execute operating system (OS) commands on a vulnerable device.

It is possible to read the advisory at zyxel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-12010 since 12/02/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/13/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Zyxel

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• AX7501-B1

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•  V5.17(ABPC.5.3)C0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.zyxel.com/

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