This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR Nighthawk R7800. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability The specific flaw exists within handling of firmware updates. The issue results from a fallback to a insecure protocol to deliver updates. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12308.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2021-04-14T15:45:56

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:48:15.869Z

Reserved: 2021-02-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-27251

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-04-14T16:15:13.657

Modified: 2021-04-27T14:50:32.750

Link: CVE-2021-27251

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