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according to the Taiwan Computer Emergency Response Team / Coordination Center (TWCERT/CC), carries a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10. Asus said the vulnerability affects the following routers:
| Model name | Support Site link |
| XT8 and XT8_V2 | https://www.asus.com/uk/supportonly/asus%20zenwifi%20ax%20(xt8)/helpdesk_bios/ |
| RT-AX88U | https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AX88U/helpdesk_bios/ |
| RT-AX58U | https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AX58U/helpdesk_bios/ |
| RT-AX57 | https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-ax57/helpdesk_bios |
| RT-AC86U | https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC86U/helpdesk_bios/ |
| RT-AC68U | https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68U/helpdesk_bios/ |
A favorite haven for hackers
A second vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-3079 affects the same router models. It stems from a buffer overflow flaw and allows remote hackers who have already obtained administrative access to an affected router to execute commands.
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