CVE-2022-27947

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 26, 2022 at 04:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorR8500 FirmwareR8500

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

NETGEAR R8500 1.0.2.158 devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands (such as telnetd) via shell metacharacters in the ipv6_fix.cgi ipv6_wan_ipaddr, ipv6_lan_ipaddr, ipv6_wan_length, or ipv6_lan_length parameter.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

netgear-r8500 (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/donothingme/VUL/blob/main/vul1/1.md

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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