What is CVE-2022-30079?

CVE-2022-30079 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6200, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-30079?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in NETGEAR R6200

CVE-2022-30079

Command injection vulnerability was discovered in Netgear R6200 v2 firmware through R6200v2-V1.0.3.12 via binary /sbin/acos_service that could allow remote authenticated attackers the ability to modify values in the vulnerable parameter.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2022-09-08 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.252 (97.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.247 · newest: 0.252 · change: +0.005

Affected products

NETGEAR R6200 — versions r6200v2-v1.0.3.12, v2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
www.netgear.com/about/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (URL Repurposed, Broken Link)
github.com/10TG/vulnerabilities/blob/main/Netgear/CVE-2022-30079/CVE-2022-30079… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-30079?: CVE-2022-30079 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6200, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-30079?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.