CVE-2022-27945 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR R8500 routers via shell metacharacters in password change parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27945?
CVE-2022-27945 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R8500 Firmware, published on 26 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NETGEAR R8500 1.0.2.158 devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands (such as telnetd) via shell metacharacters in the sysNewPasswd and sysConfirmPasswd parameters to password.cgi.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27945?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear R8500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27945?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27945 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-2022-27945 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27945 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R8500 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9729-7gh5-v22r.