Netgear R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 readycloud_control.cgi authorization

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A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in Netgear R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91. Affected is an unknown function of the file readycloud_control.cgi. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-27645. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Netgear R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 (Wireless LAN Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file readycloud_control.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within readycloud_control.cgi. The issue results from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15762.

The weakness was presented 03/30/2023 as ZDI-22-522. The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-27645 since 03/22/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/14/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-32146). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Wireless LAN Software

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• Netgear

Name

• R6700v3

Version

• 1.0.4.120_10.0.91

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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