VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2024-50993

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the sysNewPasswd parameter at admin_account.cgi.

HIGH 8.0EPSS 0.96%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the sysNewPasswd parameter at admin_account.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

CVSS 3.1: 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.96% probability · 60th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-78
Affected: netgear/r8500 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Netgear4/vuln_39/39.mdBroken Link
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.