CVE-2018-21130 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published 22 Apr 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR wireless access points via a command injection vulnerability.

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-2018-21130?

CVE-2018-21130 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, 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 WAC505 before 5.0.0.17 and WAC510 before 5.0.0.17.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21130?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Netgear Wac505 Firmware, Netgear Wac510 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-21130?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21130 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-2018-21130 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j2xc-9j7j-f2wj.