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Active Exploitation of Zero-day Zyxel CPE Vulnerability (CVE-2024-40891)

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Active Exploitation of Zero-day Zyxel CPE Vulnerability (CVE-2024-40891)

A telnet-based command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-40891) in Zyxel Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices is being actively exploited in the wild. Over 1,500 exposed systems are currently at risk, and the vendor has not yet released a patch.

Why it matters: Organizations running Zyxel CPE devices need to immediately inventory and isolate affected systems, as attackers are actively exploiting this vulnerability and a vendor patch is unavailable.

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Active Exploitation of Zero-day Zyxel CPE Vulnerability (CVE-2024-40891)

A telnet-based command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-40891) in Zyxel Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices is being actively exploited in the wild. Over 1,500 exposed systems are currently at risk, and the vendor has not yet released a patch.

Why it matters: Organizations running Zyxel CPE devices need to immediately inventory and isolate affected systems, as attackers are actively exploiting this vulnerability and a vendor patch is unavailable.

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