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CVE-2021-45501

Published: Dec 26, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
9.4CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 23.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects AC2400 before 1.1.0.84, AC2600 before 1.1.0.84, D7000 before 1.0.1.82, R6020 before 1.0.0.52, R6080 before 1.0.0.52, R6120 before 1.0.0.80, R6220 before 1.1.0.110, R6230 before 1.1.0.110, R6260 before 1.1.0.84, R6330 before 1.1.0.84, R6350 before 1.1.0.84, R6700v2 before 1.1.0.84, R6800 before 1.1.0.84, R6850 before 1.1.0.84, R6900v2 before 1.1.0.84, R7200 before 1.1.0.84, R7350 before 1.1.0.84, R7400 before 1.1.0.84, and R7450 before 1.1.0.84.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

ac2400 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
ac2600 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
d7000 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r6020 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r6080 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
netgearcommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka net gear
and 34 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000064532/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0154
kb.netgear.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 26, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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