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
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 R6220
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6260
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6230
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6850
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6330
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6350
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6020
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6080
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6120
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor NETGEAR

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU70032

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local unauthenticated attacker 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

R6220: All versions

R6260: All versions

R6230: All versions

R6850: All versions

R6330: All versions

R6350: All versions

R6020: All versions

R6080: All versions

R6120: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://kb.netgear.com/000065319/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0338


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

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.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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