Netgear EX8000 Command Injection Vulnerability

MEDIUM (6.5) No Patch

Threat Intelligence

Low Risk
🔍 Detection Tools: None available in major open-source tools
⚔️ Exploit Availability: No public exploits found

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What is it?

The Netgear EX8000 is a series of wireless routers. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the router by manipulating the iface parameter in the action_bandwidth function. If an attacker can inject malicious commands, they could potentially gain control over the router's configuration and network settings.

Am I affected?

Netgear EX8000 V1.0.0.126
Check with: cat /etc/config.netgear
Note: This is a specific model and version of the router, so if you don't recognize this, you're probably not affected.

Affected Products

Netgear / EX8000

How to fix

Upgrade to Netgear's official firmware (version 1.0.0.127 or later) from their website.
- Immediately apply network segmentation and firewall rules to restrict access to your router's configuration page.