CVE-2017-18802 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable NETGEAR routers via command injection flaws.
- 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-2017-18802?
CVE-2017-18802 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D7800 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 R6100 before 1.0.1.14, R7500 before 1.0.0.110, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.16, R7800 before 1.0.2.32, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.50, and D7800 before 1.0.1.22.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18802?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Netgear D7800 Firmware, Netgear Ex6200 Firmware, Netgear R6100 Firmware, Netgear R7500 Firmware, Netgear R7800 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18802?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18802 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-2017-18802 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18802 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D7800 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8gg-8cmf-8w9m.