High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-20173
CVE-2021-20173
Description
Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 contains a command injection vulnerability in update functionality of the device. By triggering a system update check via the SOAP interface, the device is susceptible to command injection via preconfigured values.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:1.0.4.120:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Netgear/Nighthawk R6700description
- Range: = 1.0.4.120
Patches
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References
1- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-57nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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