Description
A vulnerability was found in Netgear R6900 1.0.1.26_1.0.20. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file upgrade_check.cgi of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content-Length leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Permissions Required, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.286873
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.286873
Permissions Required, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.451858
Various Sources exploit
https://github.com/upload000/Hub/blob/main/IOT/Netgear_R6900.md
Various Sources related
https://www.netgear.com/about/eos/
Various Sources product
https://www.netgear.com/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
33.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (1)
Netgear/R6900
1.0.1.26_1.0.20
Published
Dec 04, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026