CVE-2017-18794 Command injection in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

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-2017-18794?

CVE-2017-18794 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D6100 Firmware, published on 21 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. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.8_10.0.77, R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8000 before 1.0.3.54, R8500 before 1.0.2.100, and D6100 before 1.0.0.50_0.0.50.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18794?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Netgear D6100 Firmware, Netgear R6300 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R6700 Firmware, Netgear R7000 Firmware, Netgear R7100lg Firmware and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18794?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18794 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-2017-18794 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D6100 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m3g4-f98h-fg66.

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