Security Advisory

CVE-2021-27254

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2021-03-05 20:00:23
Last updated 2024-08-03 20:48:15
Assigner zdi
State PUBLISHED

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R7800. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the apply_save.cgi endpoint. This issue results from the use of hard-coded encryption key. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12287.