CVE-2024-50993

Authenticated command execution via unsanitized password parameter

Published Nov 5, 2024 · Updated Nov 5, 2024

OS command injection in NETGEAR R8500 Firmware 1.0.2.160 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands. The admin_account.cgi handler passes crafted sysNewPasswd content into an operating-system command without neutralizing command syntax. Exploitation requires authenticated access from an adjacent network and grants command execution with the router process's privileges.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.96%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in NETGEAR R8500 Firmware 1.0.2.160 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands. The admin_account.cgi handler passes crafted sysNewPasswd content into an operating-system command without neutralizing command syntax. Exploitation requires authenticated access from an adjacent network and grants command execution with the router process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-50993
Published
Nov 5, 2024
Updated
Nov 5, 2024
Vendor
NETGEAR
Product
NETGEAR R8500 Firmware
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.2.160

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NETGEAR · NETGEAR R8500 Firmwareversion=1.0.2.160

Published CVSS scores

8.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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