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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-9916

HuangDou UTCMS cli.php os command injection

HuangDou / UTCMS · v9

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Severity
CVSS 6.9 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
73.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2024-9916 is an unauthenticated HuangDou UTCMS cli.php os command injection. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HuangDou UTCMS V9. Affected by this issue is some unknown...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

HuangDou / UTCMS v9.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HuangDou UTCMS V9

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HuangDou UTCMS V9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file app/modules/ut-cac/admin/cli.php. The manipulation of the argument o leads to os command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Eine kritische Schwachstelle wurde in HuangDou UTCMS V9 entdeckt. Hierbei geht es um eine nicht exakt ausgemachte Funktion der Datei app/modules/ut-cac/admin/cli.php. Durch Manipulieren des Arguments o mit unbekannten Daten kann eine os command injection-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Umgesetzt werden kann der Angriff über das Netzwerk. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.

huangdou Affected
utcms
v9
HuangDou Affected
UTCMS
V9
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Published
13 Oct 2024
Exploitation Reported
13 Oct 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 13 Oct 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2024-10-13 19:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-9916.yaml 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

6.9 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS

73.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 6.9 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v3.1 7.3 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.0 7.3 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 7.5 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Potential Proof of Concepts

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HuangDou UTCMS V9 - OS Command Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 14:11 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 19:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 19:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  5. 16:16 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.9,
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  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}