Netgear EX3700 AC750 WiFi Range Extender Essentials Edition operating_mode.cgi command injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netgear EX3700 AC750 WiFi Range Extender Essentials Edition. This affects an unknown function of the file operating_mode.cgi. Performing a manipulation of the argument ap_mode results in command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-35522. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Netgear EX3700 AC750 WiFi Range Extender Essentials Edition. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the file operating_mode.cgi. The manipulation of the argument ap_mode with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Netgear EX3700 ' AC750 WiFi Range Extender Essentials Edition before 1.0.0.98 contains an authenticated command injection in operating_mode.cgi via the ap_mode parameter with ap_24g_manual set to 1 and ap_24g_manual_sec set to NotNone.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-35522 since 05/17/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/14/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0.98 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-35351). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Wireless LAN Software

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• Netgear

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• EX3700 AC750 WiFi Range Extender Essentials Edition

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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