CVE-2021-29070 Command injection in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR mesh routers via a command injection vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-29070?

CVE-2021-29070 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear Rbk852 Firmware, published on 23 Mar 2021. 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 RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, RBK853 before 3.2.17.12, RBK854 before 3.2.17.12, RBR850 before 3.2.17.12, and RBS850 before 3.2.17.12.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29070?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Netgear Rbk852 Firmware, Netgear Rbk853 Firmware, Netgear Rbk854 Firmware, Netgear Rbr850 Firmware, Netgear Rbs850 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-29070?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29070 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-2021-29070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear Rbk852 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x8x5-9gf5-cjxg.

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