CVE-2021-45551 Command injection in n/a

High 7.6 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on various NETGEAR routers via command injection vulnerabilities.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-45551?

CVE-2021-45551 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D6200 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 D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6050 before 1.0.1.26, JR6150 before 1.0.1.26, R6120 before 1.0.0.66, R6220 before 1.1.0.110, R6230 before 1.1.0.110, R6260 before 1.1.0.64, R6800 before 1.2.0.62, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, R7450 before 1.2.0.62, AC2100 before 1.2.0.62, AC2400 before 1.2.0.62, AC2600 before 1.2.0.62, and WNR2020 before 1.1.0.62.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45551?

It affects 18 products.

Products include Netgear Ac2100 Firmware, Netgear Ac2400 Firmware, Netgear Ac2600 Firmware, Netgear D6200 Firmware, Netgear D7000 Firmware, Netgear Jr6150 Firmware and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45551 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-2021-45551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D6200 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fxgh-826p-6cx6.

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