CVE-2022-27645

HIGH

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within readycloud_control.cgi. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15762.

CVSS v3 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected routers (1)

Vendor	Model	Matched via	Affected versions	Fixed in	Patch?
Netgear	Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3	—	—	—	No

External references

• NIST NVD
• MITRE CVE