CVE-2021-45539 Command injection in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

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
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-45539?

CVE-2021-45539 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R7900p Firmware, published on 26 Dec 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 R7900P before 1.4.2.84, R7960P before 1.4.2.84, R8000 before 1.0.4.74, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX45 before 1.0.2.28, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX50 before 1.0.2.28, and RAX75 before 1.0.3.106.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45539?

It affects 12 products.

Products include Netgear Mr60 Firmware, Netgear Ms60 Firmware, Netgear R7900p Firmware, Netgear R7960p Firmware, Netgear R8000 Firmware, Netgear R8000p Firmware and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45539?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45539 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-2021-45539 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45539 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear R7900p Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2mp-9rff-mjgp.

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