Command Injection in R6700 - CVE-2021-20173
Published: January 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59135
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20173
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
R6700
R6700
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in update functionality. A remote authenticated attacker on the local network can trigger a system update check via the SOAP interface and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20173
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.