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

CVE-2022-27946

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 admin_account.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/vul3/3.mdnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

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