Netgear EX6120/EX6100/EX3700 operating_mode.cgi ap_mode command injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Netgear EX6120, EX6100 and EX3700. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file operating_mode.cgi. The manipulation of the argument ap_mode leads to command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-35519. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Netgear EX6120, EX6100 and EX3700 (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file operating_mode.cgi. The manipulation of the argument ap_mode with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Netgear EX6120 v1.0.0.68, Netgear EX6100 v1.0.2.28, and Netgear EX3700 v1.0.0.96 are vulnerable to command injection in operating_mode.cgi via the ap_mode parameter.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-35519 since 05/17/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/14/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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-2024-35349). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Netgear

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• EX3700
• EX6100
• EX6120

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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