CVE-2024-35518

Authenticated command execution via unneutralized DNS input

Published Oct 14, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2025

Command injection in NETGEAR EX6120 1.0.0.68 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through its administrative web interface. The genie_fix2.cgi handler incorporates the wan_dns1_pri parameter into a system command without neutralizing command-control characters. Exploitation requires WiFi or Ethernet access plus administrator credentials, and successful injection grants control over the extender's data and operation.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability1.05%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in NETGEAR EX6120 1.0.0.68 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through its administrative web interface. The genie_fix2.cgi handler incorporates the wan_dns1_pri parameter into a system command without neutralizing command-control characters. Exploitation requires WiFi or Ethernet access plus administrator credentials, and successful injection grants control over the extender's data and operation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35518
Published
Oct 14, 2024
Updated
Mar 19, 2025
Vendor
NETGEAR
Product
EX6120
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0.68

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

NETGEAR · EX6120version=1.0.0.68

Published CVSS scores

8.4MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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