Check Point Advisories

Netgear R7000 Router Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0526
Date Published:	20 Jun 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Saturday 20 June, 2020
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Netgear R7000 Router
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Netgear R7000 router. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Netgear R7000 Router Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Netgear R7000 Router Remote Code Execution