CVE-2019-20707 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR R7800 and XR500 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-2019-20707?
CVE-2019-20707 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R7800 Firmware, published on 16 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 R7800 before 1.0.2.60 and XR500 before 2.3.2.32.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20707?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netgear R7800 Firmware, Netgear Xr500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20707 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-2019-20707 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20707 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R7800 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-768m-jvp8-9hq6.