CVE-2024-52022: netgear r6400v2_firmware Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-52022 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Command Injection vulnerability in netgear r6400v2_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-11-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160, XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 were discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the component wlg_adv.cgi via the apmode_gateway parameter. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.