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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2021-45541

High
8.8/10

Summary

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7900P before 1.4.2.84, R8000 before 1.0.4.68, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX45 before 1.0.2.72, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX50 before 1.0.2.72, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, RBR850 before 3.2.16.6, RBS750 before 3.2.16.6, RBS850 before 3.2.16.6, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, and RBK852 before 3.2.16.6.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published