Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-27643 · published 29 March 2023
CVE-2022-27643: Netgear r6400 firmware classic buffer overflow vulnerability
Netgear · R6400 Firmware
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SOAP requests. When parsing the SOAPAction header, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15692.
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SOAP requests. When parsing the SOAPAction header, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15692.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
27 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kb.netgear.com/000064720/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Multiple-Products-PSV-2021- | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-519/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://kb.netgear.com/000064720/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Multiple-Products-PSV-2021- | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-519/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-27643), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.