Vilo Mesh WiFi System up to 5.16.1.33 TCP Service Port 5432 missing authentication

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Vilo Mesh WiFi System up to 5.16.1.33. The affected element is an unknown function of the component TCP Service Port 5432. Executing a manipulation can lead to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-40087. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The application of restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vilo Mesh WiFi System up to 5.16.1.33 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component TCP Service Port 5432. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vilo 5 Mesh WiFi System <= 5.16.1.33 is vulnerable to Insecure Permissions. Lack of authentication in the custom TCP service on port 5432 allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access over the router.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-40087 since 07/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/08/2025).

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

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• Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

• Vilo

Name

• Mesh WiFi System

Version

• 5.16.1.0
• 5.16.1.1
• 5.16.1.2
• 5.16.1.3
• 5.16.1.4
• 5.16.1.5
• 5.16.1.6
• 5.16.1.7
• 5.16.1.8
• 5.16.1.9
• 5.16.1.10
• 5.16.1.11
• 5.16.1.12
• 5.16.1.13
• 5.16.1.14
• 5.16.1.15
• 5.16.1.16
• 5.16.1.17
• 5.16.1.18
• 5.16.1.19
• 5.16.1.20
• 5.16.1.21
• 5.16.1.22
• 5.16.1.23
• 5.16.1.24
• 5.16.1.25
• 5.16.1.26
• 5.16.1.27
• 5.16.1.28
• 5.16.1.29
• 5.16.1.30
• 5.16.1.31
• 5.16.1.32
• 5.16.1.33

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