VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-29066

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass.

CRITICAL 9.6EPSS 0.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, RBK853 before 3.2.17.12, RBK854 before 3.2.17.12, RBR850 before 3.2.17.12, and RBS850 before 3.2.17.12.

CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.61% probability · 47th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: netgear/rbk852 firmware · netgear/rbk853 firmware · netgear/rbk854 firmware · netgear/rbr850 firmware · netgear/rbs850 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000063014/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2020-0484Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000063014/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2020-0484Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.