---
id: CVE-2024-39148
title: >-
  The service wmp-agent of KerOS prior 5.12 does not properly validate so-called
  ‘magic URLs’ allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary
  OS commands as root when the service is reachable over network
summary: >-
  The service wmp-agent of KerOS prior 5.12 does not properly validate so-called
  ‘magic URLs’ allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary
  OS commands as root when the service is reachable over network. Typically, the
  s…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
vendor: kerlink
product: keros
affected:
  - 'keros >= 5.0, < 5.12'
patched:
  - keros 5.12
published: '2025-12-01'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T21:10:00.130'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39148'
references:
  - url: 'https://keros.docs.kerlink.com/security/security_advisories_kerOS5'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.bdosecurity.de/en-gb/advisories/cve-2024-39148'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00516
epssPercentile: 0.41601
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T21:38:01.491Z'
---

## Overview

The service wmp-agent of KerOS prior 5.12 does not properly validate so-called ‘magic URLs’ allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands as root when the service is reachable over network. Typically, the service is protected via local firewall.

## Affected

- `keros >= 5.0, < 5.12`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `keros 5.12`