Command Injection Vulnerability in Hillstone Networks Web Application Firewall

published 2024-08-26 2y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-48918

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Hillstone Networks Hillstone Networks Web Application Firewall on 5.5R6 allows Command Injection.This issue affects Hillstone Networks Web Application Firewall: from 5.5R6-2.6.7 through 5.5R6-2.8.13.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2y ago (2024-08-27)

Exploit prediction

1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Hillstone Networks Hillstone Networks Web Application Firewall
hillstonenet web_application_firewall

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

hillstonenet.com.cn /security-notification/2024/08/21/mlzrld-2/
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-8073
NVD CVE-2024-8073

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