# CVE-2022-38452: Command injection in Orbi Router RBR750

> An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Netgear Orbi RBR750 routers via a specially crafted network request to the hidden telnet service.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9468-42qx-67cg

## What is CVE-2022-38452?

CVE-2022-38452 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear Rbs750 Firmware, published on 21 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command execution vulnerability exists in the hidden telnet service functionality of Netgear Orbi Router RBR750 4.6.8.5. A specially-crafted network request can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can send a network request to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-912 (Hidden Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38452?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netgear Rbs750 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38452?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38452 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-38452 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear Rbs750 Firmware

- [CVE-2022-37337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37337/): Command injection in Orbi Router RBR750 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-36429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36429/): Command injection in Orbi Satellite RBS750 (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-38458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38458/): Information disclosure in Orbi Router RBR750 (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38452 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38452 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear Rbs750 Firmware, published on 21 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-38452 exists.

Affected product: Netgear Rbs750 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-2022-38452/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38452/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38452
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38452
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38452

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38452/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.