Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.

published 2020-12-29 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-23447

cvss: 8.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits: 0; none known

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R7500v2 before 1.0.3.48, R8900 before 1.0.5.2, R9000 before 1.0.5.2, and R7800 before 1.0.2.68.

Patch / fix

fixed in 4

netgear r7500_firmware 1.0.3.48
netgear r8900_firmware 1.0.5.2
netgear r9000_firmware 1.0.5.2
netgear r7800_firmware 1.0.2.68

Exploit prediction

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.3	CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:L/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N
CNA	3.1	8.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD	3.1	6.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.2	AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

kb.netgear.com /000062682/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0157
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-35792
NVD CVE-2020-35792

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Summary