CVE-2021-38519 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on various NETGEAR wireless routers via command injection vulnerabilities.
- 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-2021-38519?
CVE-2021-38519 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R6250 Firmware, published on 11 Aug 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 R6250 before 1.0.4.36, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.36, R6400 before 1.0.1.50, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.66, R6700v3 before 1.0.2.66, R6700 before 1.0.2.8, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R6900P before 1.3.2.132, R7100LG before 1.0.0.52, R7900 before 1.0.3.10, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, and RAX80 before 1.0.1.40.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38519?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Netgear R6250 Firmware, Netgear R6300 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R6400v2 Firmware, Netgear R6700 Firmware, Netgear R6900 Firmware and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38519?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38519 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-2021-38519 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38519 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R6250 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7f62-cq2q-qjc7.