CVE-2018-21162 Command injection in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on various NETGEAR routers via command injection vulnerabilities.
- 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-2018-21162?
CVE-2018-21162 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D6400 Firmware, published on 23 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 D6400 before 1.0.0.78, EX6200 before 1.0.3.86, EX7000 before 1.0.0.64, R6250 before 1.0.4.8, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.6, R6400 before 1.0.1.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.16, R7000 before 1.0.7.10, R7100LG before 1.0.0.42, R7300DST before 1.0.0.44, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.36, R8300 before 1.0.2.74, R8500 before 1.0.2.74, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.14, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.48.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21162?
It affects 16 products.
Products include Netgear D6400 Firmware, Netgear Ex6200 Firmware, Netgear Ex7000 Firmware, Netgear R6250 Firmware, Netgear R6300 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware and 10 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21162?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21162 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-2018-21162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D6400 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m25v-6jm5-xmw4.