CVE-2024-50999: NETGEAR r8500 Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 5.7. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the sysNewPasswd parameter at password.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

Affected products

• NETGEAR r8500 Firmware: version 1.0.2.160 only

Published 2024-11-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.