PT-2021-17358
CVE-2021-27254
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Published
2021-02-25
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Updated
2022-04-25
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
NETGEAR R7800 (affected versions not specified)
Description:
This issue allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations. The specific flaw exists within the "apply save.cgi" endpoint, resulting from the use of a hard-coded encryption key. An attacker can leverage this to execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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