Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6260 1.1.0.78_1.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SOAP requests. When parsing the SOAPAction header, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-13512.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1241/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kb.netgear.com/000064261/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0152?article=000064261
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
44.9%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (1)
netgear/r6260_firmware
1.1.0.78_1.0.1
Published
Jan 13, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026