PT-2021-13825 · NetGear · Netgear Nighthawk R6700

Jimi Sebree · Published 2021-12-30 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-20173

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120

Description: The issue concerns a command injection vulnerability in the update functionality of the device. This vulnerability can be triggered by initiating a system update check via the SOAP interface, allowing command injection through preconfigured values.

Recommendations: For Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120, consider disabling the update functionality via the SOAP interface until a patch is available. Restrict access to preconfigured values to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-20173

Affected Products

Netgear Nighthawk R6700

References · 3

• 🔥 https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-57 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20173 · Security Note