CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-27255

8.8 HIGH Published 2021-03-05 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2021-03-05
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
8.3 HIGH — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-306

Description

This vulnerability allows remote 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 refresh_status.aspx endpoint. The issue results from a lack of authentication required to start a service on the server. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12360.

Affected configurations

• netgear br200 firmware (< 5.10.0.5) • netgear br500 firmware (< 5.10.0.5) • netgear d7800 firmware (< 1.0.1.60) • netgear ex6100v2 firmware (< 1.0.1.98) • netgear ex6150v2 firmware (< 1.0.1.98) • netgear ex6250 firmware (< 1.0.0.134) • netgear ex6400 firmware (< 1.0.2.158) • netgear ex6400v2 firmware (< 1.0.0.134) • netgear ex6410 firmware (< 1.0.0.134) • netgear ex6420 firmware (< 1.0.0.134) • netgear ex7300 firmware (< 1.0.2.158) • netgear ex7300v2 firmware (< 1.0.0.134) • netgear ex7320 firmware (< 1.0.0.134) • netgear ex7700 firmware (< 1.0.0.216) • netgear ex8000 firmware (< 1.0.1.232) • netgear lbr20 firmware (< 2.6.3.50) • netgear r7800 firmware (< 1.0.2.80) • netgear r8900 firmware (< 1.0.5.28) • netgear r9000 firmware (< 1.0.5.28) • netgear rbk12 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbk13 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbk14 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbk15 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbk20 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbk23 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbk40 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbk43 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbk43s firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbk44 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbk50 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbk53 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbr10 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbr20 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbr40 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbr50 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbs10 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbs20 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbs40 firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear rbs50 firmware (< 2.7.2.104) • netgear rbs50y firmware (< 2.6.2.104) • netgear xr450 firmware (< 2.3.2.114) • netgear xr500 firmware (< 2.3.2.114) • netgear xr700 firmware (< 1.0.1.38)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality weakness

References