# CVE-2024-32388: Due to a firewall misconfiguration, Kerlink devices running KerOS prior to 5.12 incorrectly accept specially crafted…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-32388-due-to-a-firewall-misconfiguration-kerlink-devices-running-keros  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-32388 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2025-12-01

Due to a firewall misconfiguration, Kerlink devices running KerOS prior to 5.12 incorrectly accept specially crafted UDP packets. This allows an attacker to bypass the firewall and access UDP-based services that would otherwise be protected.

Technologies: [Kerlink KerOS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/keros). Vendors: [Kerlink](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/kerlink).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-32388 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-32388 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-32388?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 1 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Kerlink KerOS. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-32388?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-32388?** Check whether you run Kerlink KerOS. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Kerlink KerOS

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