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CVE-2022-27946

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 3.20% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-03-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2022-27946
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.20%

Original NVD Description

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.

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