CVE-2024-35293
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn unauthenticated remote attacker may use a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability to reboot or erase the affected devices resulting in data loss and/or a DoS.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a missing authentication check on a critical function to remotely reboot or erase affected devices, causing data loss and denial of service. The vulnerability requires no credentials or prior access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device or system model and firmware versionLocate the device model number and current firmware/software version from the device label, management interface, or administrative consoleAffected if The device matches a product known to be affected by CVE-2024-35293 and the installed version falls within the affected range
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Determine if the device exposes a remote management or API interfaceReview network exposure settings; check if HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, telnet, or other management ports are reachable from untrusted networksAffected if The device management interface is accessible from networks where untrusted actors could reach it
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Verify authentication is required for reboot or factory reset functionsAttempt to access the device reboot/reset function via its API or web interface without providing credentials; check if the request is rejected with an authentication promptAffected if The critical reboot or erase function can be accessed or triggered without any authentication token or credential
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Inspect the device audit logs for unauthorized reboot or erase eventsReview system logs, audit trails, or event records for any reboot or factory reset events that occurred without corresponding authenticated admin sessionsAffected if Unexpected reboot or erasure events appear in logs without associated administrator authentication records
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Check for vendor security advisories specific to this CVESearch the device vendor's website or security advisory channels for CVE-2024-35293; confirm if your product and version are listed as affectedAffected if The vendor has published an advisory for CVE-2024-35293 confirming your device model and version are vulnerable
You are affected if your device implements the vulnerable function and lacks proper authentication enforcement, allowing unauthenticated remote reboot or erasure as described in CVE-2024-35293.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-provided patches that implement proper authentication for the critical function; if unavailable, restrict network access to device management interfaces via firewalls or VLAN segmentation.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-35293 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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