High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-27945

Description

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
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:1.0.2.158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Netgear/R8500cpe-rescue2 versions
(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 1.0.2.158

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/donothingme/VUL/blob/main/vul2/2.mdnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

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