CVE-2024-9138: Privilege Escalation in Cellular Router, Secure Router, and Network Security Appliances

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-656

Description

Moxa’s cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances are affected by a high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2024-9138. This vulnerability involves hard-coded credentials, enabling an authenticated user to escalate privileges and gain root-level access to the system, posing a significant security risk.

Affected products

Moxa EDF-G1002-BP Series: from 1.0 through 3.13.1
Moxa EDR-8010 Series: from 1.0 through 3.13.1
Moxa EDR-810 Series: from 1.0 through 5.12.37
Moxa EDR-G9004 Series: from 1.0 through 3.13.1
Moxa EDR-G9010 Series: from 1.0 through 3.13.1
Moxa EDR-G902 Series: from 1.0 through 5.7.25
Moxa EDR-G903 Series: from 1.0 through 5.7.25
Moxa NAT-102 Series: from 1.0 through 1.0.5
Moxa OnCell G4302-LTE4 Series: from 1.0 through 3.13
Moxa TN-4900 Series: from 1.0 through 3.13

References

https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-241155-privilege-escalation-and-os-command-injection-vulnerabilities-in-cellular-routers,-secure-routers,-and-netwo

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