# CVE-2021-45625: Command injection in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR routers via command injection vulnerabilities.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qjr6-r72w-gjhx

## What is CVE-2021-45625?

CVE-2021-45625 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Netgear R6900p 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 unauthenticated attacker. This affects XR300 before 1.0.3.68, R7000P before 1.3.3.140, and R6900P before 1.3.3.140.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45625?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Netgear R6900p Firmware, Netgear R7000p Firmware, Netgear Xr300 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-45625?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45625 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-45625 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R6900p Firmware

- [CVE-2023-38412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38412/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-45553](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45553/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2021-45679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45679/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2021-45499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45499/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-12988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12988/): Netgear R6900P/R7000P HTTP Header sub_16C4C buffer overflow (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-45625 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-45625 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Netgear R6900p Firmware, published on 26 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netgear R6900p Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45625/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45625/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45625
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45625
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-45625

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45625/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.