#VU77788 Command Injection in NETGEAR products

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Published: 2023-06-29

Vulnerability identifier: #VU77788

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/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

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vendor: NETGEAR

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. An attacker with physical access 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

C7000v2: before 1.03.08

RAX42: before 1.0.10.110

RAX43: before 1.0.10.110

RAX48: before 1.0.10.110

RAX45: before 1.0.10.110

RAX50S: before 1.0.10.110

RAX38v2: before 1.0.10.110

RAX50: before 1.0.10.110

RAX35v2: before 1.0.10.110

RAX40v2: before 1.0.10.110

CAX80: before 2.1.4.2

RAXE500: before 1.0.9.78

RAXE450: before 1.0.9.78

External links
https://kb.netgear.com/000065712/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0349

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

Latest bulletins with this vulnerability

Command Injection in NETGEAR Routers