CVE-2022-27946 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 admin_account.cgi.

Published: 2022-03-26

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 3.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:1.0.2.158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-32434	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 admin_account.cgi.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/donothingme/VUL/blob/main/vul3/3.md

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netgear R8500 R8500 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-03-26T16:14:03.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:41:10.684Z

Reserved: 2022-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-27946

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-26T17:15:10.760

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:37:47.280

Link: CVE-2022-27946

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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