CVE-2024-29972 Scanner.
Zyxel NAS326 Firmware < V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 - NsaRescueAngel Backdoor Account
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 1 request
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2024-29972
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2024-29972. What It Means.
The command injection vulnerability in the CGI program "remote_help-cgi" in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions before V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 and NAS542 firmware versions before V5.21(ABAG.14)C0 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some operating system (OS) commands by sending a crafted HTTP POST request.
FAQ
Common Questions.
Zyxel NAS326 Firmware < V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 - NsaRescueAngel Backdoor Account. The command injection vulnerability in the CGI program "remote_help-cgi" in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions before V5.21(AAZF.17)C0 and NAS542 firmware versions before V5.21(ABAG.14)C0 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some operating system (OS) commands by sending a crafted HTTP POST request.
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2024-29972 in Zyxel NAS326 Firmware. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2024-29972 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 9.9.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2024-29972 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update Zyxel NAS326 Firmware to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2024-29972 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2024-29972; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.