Command Injection in NETGEAR Routers
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-77 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
R7000P Hardware solutions / Routers for home users R7000 Hardware solutions / Routers for home users R6900P Hardware solutions / Routers for home users |
| Vendor | NETGEAR |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Command Injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU64857
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-77 - Command injection
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote administrator on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsR7000P: before 1.3.3.148
R7000: before 1.0.11.130
R6900P: before 1.3.3.148
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the local network (LAN).
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
