#VU70694 Command Injection in Nighthawk WiFi6 Router - CVE-2022-47210

 

#VU70694 Command Injection in Nighthawk WiFi6 Router - CVE-2022-47210

Published: January 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70694
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47210
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
Software vendor:
NETGEAR

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Restricted Shell. A local user 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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