CVE-2021-27273
HIGHNETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26 - RCE
Title source: llmDescription
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the SettingConfigController class. When parsing the fileName parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-12121.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kb.netgear.com/000062686/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-NMS300-PSV-2020-0559
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-356/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.7754
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (1)
netgear/prosafe_network_management_system
1.6.0.26
Published
Mar 29, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026