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CVE-2024-12987 DrayTek CVE debrief

CVE-2024-12987 is a DrayTek Vigor Routers OS command injection vulnerability that CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-05-15. Because it is listed in KEV, defenders should treat it as an active-exploitation risk and prioritize vendor-recommended mitigations immediately.

Vendor
DrayTek
Product
Vigor Routers
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.9
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2025-05-15
Original CVE updated
2025-05-15
Advisory published
2025-05-15
Advisory updated
2025-05-15

Who should care

Network and security teams responsible for DrayTek Vigor Routers, especially environments that rely on these devices for perimeter or remote access functions.

Technical summary

The public record identifies the issue as an OS command injection vulnerability in DrayTek Vigor Routers. The CISA KEV entry does not provide exploit mechanics, but its inclusion indicates known exploitation. CISA’s required action is to apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Defensive priority

High. KEV inclusion means this vulnerability has been observed in active exploitation, so remediation should be expedited using vendor guidance and asset-focused verification.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Identify all DrayTek Vigor Routers in scope and confirm current firmware and exposure.
  • Apply the vendor mitigations referenced by CISA as soon as possible.
  • If mitigations are unavailable or cannot be applied, plan to discontinue use of the affected product.
  • Follow CISA BOD 22-01 guidance where applicable for cloud services and managed environments.
  • Validate that any remediation steps are completed before the KEV due date of 2025-06-05.

Evidence notes

The source corpus identifies CVE-2024-12987 as a DrayTek Vigor Routers OS command injection vulnerability and shows it was added to CISA KEV on 2025-05-15 with a due date of 2025-06-05. The KEV metadata points to vendor release-note PDFs for DrayTek Vigor2960, Vigor300B, and Vigor3900 firmware v1.5.1.5, but the corpus does not provide their contents here. No CVSS score was supplied in the source corpus.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-12987 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12987

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-12987 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12987

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.