CVE-2019-20488 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in the web management interface (setup.cgi) of NETGEAR WNR1000V4 1.1.0.54 devices. Attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting shell metacharacters into parameters like sysDNSHost, enabling remote execution of arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.0.54CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr1000_firmware:1.1.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.