CVE-2022-27646

Root code execution via circled stack overflow

Published Mar 29, 2023 · Updated Feb 18, 2025

Stack-based buffer overflow in the circled daemon in NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 allows remote attackers to execute code. A crafted circleinfo.txt file overflows a fixed-length stack buffer when the daemon processes its contents. The service requires authentication, but the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed, enabling code execution as root from an adjacent network.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in the circled daemon in NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 allows remote attackers to execute code. A crafted circleinfo.txt file overflows a fixed-length stack buffer when the daemon processes its contents. The service requires authentication, but the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed, enabling code execution as root from an adjacent network.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-27646
Published
Mar 29, 2023
Updated
Feb 18, 2025
Vendor
NETGEAR
Product
R6700v3
Classifications
CWE-121, T1210
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 29, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.4.120_10.0.91

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

NETGEAR · R6700v3version=1.0.4.120_10.0.91

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.0Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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