CVE-2021-27253

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Netgear
Status
R7800
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 April 2021

Summary

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR Nighthawk R7800. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the rc_service parameter provided to apply_bind.cgi. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12303.

Affected Version(s)

R7800 firmware version 1.0.2.76

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000062883/Security-Advisory-for-Mu...
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-249/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ho\xc3\xa0ng Th\xe1\xba\xa1ch Nguy\xe1\xbb\x85n, Lucas Tay
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