High severity · published Mar 26, 2022
CVE-2022-27945
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…
8.8
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
R8500 Firmware · Netgear
1.0.2.158 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27945
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27945
Exploit
https://github.com/donothingme/VUL/blob/main/vul2/2.md
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