CVE-2019-20655 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR XR500 and XR700 routers via command injection vulnerabilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-20655?
CVE-2019-20655 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear Xr500 Firmware, published on 15 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 authenticated user. This affects XR500 before 2.3.2.56 and XR700 before 1.0.1.20.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20655?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netgear Xr500 Firmware, Netgear Xr700 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20655 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-2019-20655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear Xr500 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p65m-m7cr-v94m.