CVE-2021-38521 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
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38521?
CVE-2021-38521 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R6400 Firmware, published on 11 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.50, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX75 before 1.0.1.62, and RAX80 before 1.0.1.62.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38521?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R7900p Firmware, Netgear R8000p Firmware, Netgear Rax75 Firmware, Netgear Rax80 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38521 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-2021-38521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R6400 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcqc-j873-gw98.