CVE-2022-47210 Command injection in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR Nighthawk routers via the telnet console due to improper input handling.
- 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-2022-47210?
CVE-2022-47210 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router, published on 16 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default console presented to users over telnet (when enabled) is restricted to a subset of commands. Commands issued at this console, however, appear to be fed directly into a system call or other similar function. This allows any authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands on the device.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Rax30 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-47210?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47210 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-2022-47210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
- CVE-2025-44658 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2023-1327 Auth bypass in Netgear RAX30 (AX2400)
- CVE-2023-27852 Memory corruption in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
- CVE-2023-27853 Other in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
- CVE-2023-51635 NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6mx5-j85j-5862.