CVE-2017-18762 Command injection in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable NETGEAR routers via command injection flaws.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18762?
CVE-2017-18762 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D3600 Firmware, published on 22 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.68, D6000 before 1.0.0.68, D6100 before 1.0.0.57, R6100 before 1.0.1.16, R6900P before 1.2.0.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7000P before 1.2.0.22, R7100LG before 1.0.0.40, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.88, WNDR4300v1 before 1.0.2.90, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.58.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18762?
It affects 12 products.
Products include Netgear D3600 Firmware, Netgear D6000 Firmware, Netgear D6100 Firmware, Netgear R6100 Firmware, Netgear R6900p Firmware, Netgear R7000 Firmware and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-18762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D3600 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5wc-79fh-wvjw.