CVE-2021-38520 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable NETGEAR routers via command injection flaws.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38520?
CVE-2021-38520 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R6400 Firmware, published on 11 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.84, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.84, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, and R7000P before 1.3.2.124.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38520?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R6700 Firmware, Netgear R6900 Firmware, Netgear R7000p Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38520 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-2021-38520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R6400 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wxm7-7gfc-ppfv.