TI-2022-10814 Aliases CVE-2022-27946 GHSA-89x9-gq75-8c77

NETGEAR R8500 1.0.2.158 devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary…

MEDIUM 44CWE-78Published 2022-03-26 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

NETGEAR R8500 1.0.2.158 devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands (such as telnetd) via shell metacharacters in the sysNewPasswd and sysConfirmPasswd parameters to admin_account.cgi.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03247 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:1.0.2.158:::::::*	1.0.2.158	Vulnerable	NETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	NETGEAR

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:1.0.2.158:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2.158 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27946
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89x9-gq75-8c77

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/donothingme/VUL/blob/main/vul3/3.md

TI-2024-34909 Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160, XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 were… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
TI-2024-34908 Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
TI-2024-34907 Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
TI-2024-34906 Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
TI-2024-34198 Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160, XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 were… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
TI-2024-34197 Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0

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Sources

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