📄 Description (English)
LG N1A1 NAS Remote Command Execution Vulnerability — LG N1A1 NAS 3718.510 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-14839 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting LG N1A1 NAS devices running firmware version 3718.510. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected NAS device without requiring authentication. Organizations using these devices for network-attached storage are at immediate risk of complete system compromise, data exfiltration, and lateral movement within their networks.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 10, 2026 06:55
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
While LG NAS devices are not widely deployed in critical Saudi infrastructure, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), government branch offices, and educational institutions in Saudi Arabia may use these consumer-grade NAS devices for file storage. The energy sector (including ARAMCO contractors), healthcare facilities, and smaller government entities could be affected if these devices are deployed on their networks. Any exposed device could serve as an initial foothold for attackers targeting Saudi organizations, potentially leading to data breaches that violate Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) requirements.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Healthcare
Education
Small and Medium Enterprises
Energy
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all LG N1A1 NAS devices on your network using asset discovery tools
2. Immediately isolate any identified devices from the internet — do not expose NAS management interfaces to public networks
3. Apply the latest firmware update from LG to patch this vulnerability
Patching Guidance:
- Update LG N1A1 NAS firmware to the latest available version beyond 3718.510
- If firmware update is not available or device is end-of-life, plan for device replacement
Compensating Controls:
- Place NAS devices behind a firewall with strict access control lists (ACLs)
- Restrict management interface access to trusted internal IP addresses only
- Enable logging and forward NAS logs to SIEM for monitoring
- Implement network segmentation to isolate NAS devices from critical systems
Detection Rules:
- Monitor for unusual outbound connections from NAS device IP addresses
- Alert on command injection patterns in HTTP requests to NAS web interfaces
- Monitor for new processes or unexpected network connections originating from NAS devices
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع أجهزة LG N1A1 NAS على شبكتك باستخدام أدوات اكتشاف الأصول
2. عزل أي أجهزة مكتشفة فوراً عن الإنترنت — لا تعرض واجهات إدارة NAS للشبكات العامة
3. تطبيق آخر تحديث للبرنامج الثابت من LG لإصلاح هذه الثغرة
إرشادات التصحيح:
- تحديث البرنامج الثابت لجهاز LG N1A1 NAS إلى أحدث إصدار متاح بعد 3718.510
- إذا لم يكن تحديث البرنامج الثابت متاحاً أو انتهى عمر الجهاز، خطط لاستبدال الجهاز
الضوابط التعويضية:
- وضع أجهزة NAS خلف جدار حماية مع قوائم تحكم وصول صارمة
- تقييد الوصول إلى واجهة الإدارة لعناوين IP الداخلية الموثوقة فقط
- تفعيل التسجيل وإرسال سجلات NAS إلى نظام SIEM للمراقبة
- تنفيذ تجزئة الشبكة لعزل أجهزة NAS عن الأنظمة الحرجة
قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة الاتصالات الصادرة غير المعتادة من عناوين IP لأجهزة NAS
- التنبيه على أنماط حقن الأوامر في طلبات HTTP لواجهات NAS
- مراقبة العمليات الجديدة أو الاتصالات الشبكية غير المتوقعة من أجهزة NAS
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2-3-1 (Asset Management)
2-5-1 (Vulnerability Management)
2-6-1 (Network Security)
2-9-1 (Patch Management)
🔵 SAMA CSF
3.3.3 (Vulnerability Management)
3.3.4 (Patch Management)
3.3.7 (Network Security Management)
3.1.1 (Asset Management)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.8 (Management of technical vulnerabilities)
A.8.9 (Configuration management)
A.8.20 (Networks security)
A.8.22 (Segregation of networks)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
6.3.3 (Patching security vulnerabilities)
2.2.1 (System hardening)
1.3.1 (Network segmentation)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
LG:N1A1 NAS