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CVE-2024-50999

Published: Nov 5, 2024Updated: Apr 22, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-120
NVD MITRE
5.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

R8500NETGEARNetworking Infrastructure
n/an/a
r8500 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
netgearcommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka net gear

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Netgear4/vuln_38/38.md
github.com
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/
netgear.com
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j6w2-m443-3c2h
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 5, 2024
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2025

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