CVE-2021-45593 Command injection in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR mesh 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-2021-45593?

CVE-2021-45593 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear Rbk20 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 RBR20 before 2.7.3.22, RBR40 before 2.7.3.22, RBR50 before 2.7.2.102, RBS20 before 2.7.3.22, RBS40 before 2.7.3.22, RBR50 before 2.7.2.102, RBK20 before 2.7.3.22, RBK40 before 2.7.3.22, and RBK50 before 2.7.2.102.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45593?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Netgear Rbk20 Firmware, Netgear Rbk40 Firmware, Netgear Rbk50 Firmware, Netgear Rbr20 Firmware, Netgear Rbr40 Firmware, Netgear Rbr50 Firmware and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45593?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45593 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-2021-45593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear Rbk20 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g2mv-8rhp-vw23.

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