CVE-2022-27646CWE-121

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 routers

High · published March 29, 2023

CVSS v3.0
8.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
72.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the circled daemon. A crafted circleinfo.txt file can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15879.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01432 · 72.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2023-03-29T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 MAR 00:00Z
    This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 routers
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