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CVE-2022-27945
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-03-26T17:15:10.717 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:37:47.170

Summary

NETGEAR R8500 1.0.2.158 devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands (such as telnetd) via shell metacharacters in the sysNewPasswd and sysConfirmPasswd parameters to password.cgi.

Affected products

netgear — r8500_firmware

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References

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