Authenticated command execution via unsanitized IPv6 gateway
Published Sep 8, 2022 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
Command injection in NETGEAR R6200v2 firmware 1.0.3.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. In /sbin/acos_service, the ipv6_wan_gateway value is formatted with sprintf and passed unescaped to system after the web interface stores it in NVRAM. Access to the router management interface and valid credentials are required; successful exploitation executes commands on the embedded operating system.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in NETGEAR R6200v2 firmware 1.0.3.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. In /sbin/acos_service, the ipv6_wan_gateway value is formatted with sprintf and passed unescaped to system after the web interface stores it in NVRAM. Access to the router management interface and valid credentials are required; successful exploitation executes commands on the embedded operating system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-30079
- Published
- Sep 8, 2022
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- R6200v2 ipv6_wan_gateway command-injection proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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