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CVE-2021-33514 — Netgear Gc108P Firmware security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker via the vulnerable /sqfs/lib/libsal.so.0.0 library used by a CGI application, as demonstrated by setup.cgi?token=';$HTTP_USER_AGENT;' with an OS command in the User-Agent field. This affects GC108P before 1.0.7.3, GC108PP before 1.0.7.3, GS108Tv3 before 7.0.6.3, GS110TPPv1 before 7.0.6.3, GS110TPv3 before 7.0.6.3, GS110TUPv1 before 1.0.4.3, GS710TUPv1 before 1.0.4.3, GS716TP before 1.0.2.3, GS716TPP before 1.0.2.3, GS724TPPv1 before 2.0.4.3, GS724TPv2 before 2.0.4.3, GS728TPPv2 before 6.0.6.3, GS728TPv2 before 6.0.6.3, GS752TPPv1 before 6.0.6.3, GS752TPv2 before 6.0.6.3, MS510TXM before 1.0.2.3, and MS510TXUP before 1.0.2.3.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2021-05-21
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-78

Affected products

  • netgear / gc108p_firmware
  • netgear / gc108pp_firmware
  • netgear / gs108t_firmware
  • netgear / gs110tpp_firmware
  • netgear / gs110tp_firmware
  • netgear / gs110tup_firmware

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Matched remediation archetype

Command, code, expression, and template injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.
  • Review configuration for optional execution features, unsafe compatibility modes, and shell invocation.

Remediate safely

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.
  • Update the affected component and add inert regression tests covering metacharacters, encoding variants, and alternate request paths.

Authoritative sources

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