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CVE-2021-272528.8HighCWE-78

CVE-2021-27252: NETGEAR R7800 vulnerability

NETGEAR · R7800

Affected: NETGEAR R7800 · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

1.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
69th percentile
050100

Higher than 69% of scored CVEs

8.8HighCVSS 3.0
LowHigh

DescriptionCVE.org

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R7800 firmware version 1.0.2.76. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the vendor_specific DHCP opcode. 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-12216.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • NETGEAR · R7800firmware version 1.0.2.76

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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
NETGEAR
Published
April 2021

CoverageNo articles yet

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