Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-27647 · published 29 March 2023
CVE-2022-27647: Netgear cax80 firmware os command injection vulnerability
Netgear · Cax80 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. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the name or email field provided to libreadycloud.so. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15874.
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. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the name or email field provided to libreadycloud.so. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15874.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
33 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kb.netgear.com/000064723/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-Multiple-Products-PSV-2021-0327 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-524/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://kb.netgear.com/000064723/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-Multiple-Products-PSV-2021-0327 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-524/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-27647), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.