CVE-2018-21098 Command injection in n/a
An authenticated user can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR R7800 routers via a command injection vulnerability.
- 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-2018-21098?
CVE-2018-21098 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R7800 Firmware, published on 27 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NETGEAR R7800 devices before 1.0.2.60 are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21098?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear R7800 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21098 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-2018-21098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R7800 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgvg-mq87-qcx9.