CVE-2020-26909 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published 9 Oct 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR routers 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-2020-26909?

CVE-2020-26909 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D7800 Firmware, published on 9 Oct 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 D7800 before 1.0.1.58 and R7500v2 before 1.0.3.48.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26909?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Netgear D7800 Firmware, Netgear R7500v2 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26909 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-2020-26909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D7800 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqfq-pmx9-4cj5.