CVE-2017-18796 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable NETGEAR routers, potentially compromising the device and network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18796?
CVE-2017-18796 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R6400 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 R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R6900 before 1.0.1.28, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7000P before 1.0.1.16, R6900P before 1.0.1.16, and R7800 before 1.0.2.36.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18796?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R6700 Firmware, Netgear R6900 Firmware, Netgear R6900p Firmware, Netgear R7000 Firmware, Netgear R7000p Firmware and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18796 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-2017-18796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R6400 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37qc-g79h-4wcg.