CVE-2021-45540

Published: Dec 26, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-77

8.4HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R7000 before 1.0.11.126, R7900 before 1.0.4.46, R7900P before 1.4.2.84, R7960P before 1.4.2.84, R8000 before 1.0.4.74, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX45 before 1.0.2.66, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX50 before 1.0.2.66, and RAX75 before 1.0.3.106.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:AAttack Vector

Adjacent

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:HPrivileges Required

High

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected Products

NETGEAR

commercial·USaka net gear

r7900p firmware

Networking Infrastructure

r7960p firmware

Networking Infrastructure

r8000 firmware

Networking Infrastructure

r8000p firmware

Networking Infrastructure

mr60 firmware

Networking Infrastructure

rax45 firmware

Networking Infrastructure

rax80 firmware

Networking Infrastructure

rax50 firmware

Networking Infrastructure

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://kb.netgear.com/000064477/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2020-0196

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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45540

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