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CVE-2024-6646

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-07-10
  • Fixed in20240710
  • WeaknessCWE-200

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Description

A vulnerability was found in Netgear WN604 up to 20240710. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /downloadFile.php of the component Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument file with the input config leads to information disclosure. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-271052. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-07-1018:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

CISA-ADP
Netgear wn604
BranchAffectedFixed in
20240710.x< 2024071020240710

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Netgear wn604 to 20240710

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-07-10
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 4.06.9read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.15.3read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-200read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score45.7 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Published
2024-07-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6646?

A vulnerability was found in Netgear WN604 up to 20240710. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /downloadFile.php of the component Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument file with the input config leads to information disclosure. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-271052. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Is CVE-2024-6646 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-6646, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-6646?

CVE-2024-6646 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

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