CVE-2022-27645
NETGEAR R6700v3 readycloud_control.cgi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
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.
*Credits:
Xin'an Zhou, Xiaochen Zou, Zhiyun Qian (from the team NullRiver)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-03-22 CVE Reserved
- 2022-03-23 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-19 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison
CAPEC
References (2)
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-522 | Third Party Advisory |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Lax20 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Lax20 Firmware" | < 1.1.6.34 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Lax20 Firmware" and version " < 1.1.6.34" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Lax20 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Lax20" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R6400 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R6400 Firmware" | < 1.0.4.126 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R6400 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.4.126" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R6400 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R6400" | v2 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R6400" and version "v2" | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R6700 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R6700 Firmware" | < 1.0.4.126 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R6700 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.4.126" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R6700 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R6700" | v3 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R6700" and version "v3" | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R7000 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7000 Firmware" | < 1.0.11.134 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7000 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.11.134" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R7000 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7000" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R7850 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7850 Firmware" | < 1.0.5.84 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7850 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.5.84" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R7850 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7850" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R7900p Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7900p Firmware" | < 1.4.3.88 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7900p Firmware" and version " < 1.4.3.88" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R7900p Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7900p" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R7960p Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7960p Firmware" | < 1.4.3.88 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7960p Firmware" and version " < 1.4.3.88" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R7960p Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R7960p" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R8000 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8000 Firmware" | < 1.0.4.84 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8000 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.4.84" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R8000 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8000" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R8000p Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8000p Firmware" | < 1.4.3.88 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8000p Firmware" and version " < 1.4.3.88" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R8000p Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8000p" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R8500 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8500 Firmware" | < 1.0.2.158 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8500 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.2.158" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | R8500 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "R8500" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax15 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax15 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax15 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax15 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax15" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax20 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax20 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax20 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax20 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax20" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax200 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax200 Firmware" | < 1.0.6.138 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax200 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.6.138" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax200 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax200" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax35 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax35 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax35 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax35 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax35" | v2 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax35" and version "v2" | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax38 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax38 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax38 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax38 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax38" | v2 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax38" and version "v2" | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax40 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax40 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax40 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax40 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax40" | v2 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax40" and version "v2" | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax42 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax42 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax42 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax42 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax42" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax43 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax43 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax43 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax43 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax43" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax45 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax45 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax45 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax45 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax45" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax48 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax48 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax48 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax48 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax48" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax50 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax50 Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax50 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax50 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax50" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax50s Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax50s Firmware" | < 1.0.10.110 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax50s Firmware" and version " < 1.0.10.110" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax50s Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax50s" | - | - |
Safe
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| Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax75 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax75 Firmware" | < 1.0.6.138 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax75 Firmware" and version " < 1.0.6.138" | - |
Affected
| in | Netgear Search vendor "Netgear" | Rax75 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Rax75" | - | - |
Safe
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