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CVE-2021-27254

Published: Mar 5, 2021

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

6.3

MEDIUM

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R7800. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the apply_save.cgi endpoint. This issue results from the use of hard-coded encryption key. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12287.

VendorProductVersions

NETGEAR

R7800

affected
firmware version 1.0.2.76

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-259

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

References

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