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This vulnerability (CVE-2022-27642) affects NETGEAR R6700v3 routers running firmware version 1.0.4.120_10.0.91. The vulnerability was discovered by the Bugscale team and was reported to NETGEAR on December 1, 2021, with public disclosure occurring on March 23, 2022 (ZDI Advisory, CVE Mitre).
The vulnerability exists within the httpd service of NETGEAR R6700v3 routers. The specific flaw stems from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.3 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating moderate severity (ZDI Advisory).
When exploited, this vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 routers. More critically, an attacker can leverage this vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root (CVE Mitre).
NETGEAR has released an update to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security patch available through the official NETGEAR knowledge base (NETGEAR Advisory).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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