Authentication bypass in NETGEAR products - #VU10436

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10436

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: 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-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: NETGEAR

Affected software:
D6220
R6400
R6400v2
R7000P
R7000
R6900P
R6250

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A local attacker can bypass authentication if "&genie=1" is found within the query string.

Update to the latest version.

• https://kb.netgear.com/000048998/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-or-Mode...