CVE-2021-34978

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6260 1.1.0.78_1.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the setupwizard.cgi page. A crafted SOAP request can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-13511.

• CWE-121
• CWE-787

• https://kb.netgear.com/000064258/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Routers-DSL-Modem-Routers-and-Access-Points-PSV-2021-0151-and-PSV-2021-0170?article=000064258Vendor Advisory
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1240/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://kb.netgear.com/000064258/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Routers-DSL-Modem-Routers-and-Access-Points-PSV-2021-0151-and-PSV-2021-0170?article=000064258Vendor Advisory
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1240/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Jan 13, 2022

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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