CVE-2021-29080
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password reset by an unauthenticated attacker.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). 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 password reset by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBK853 before 3.2.10.11, RBR854 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.11, RBS850 before 3.2.10.11, CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7960P before 1.4.1.66, R8000 before 1.0.4.66, R7900P before 1.4.1.66, R8000P before 1.4.1.66, RAX75 before 1.0.3.102, RAX80 before 1.0.3.102, and R7000P before 1.3.2.126.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-640
- Affected
- netgear/rbk852 firmware · netgear/rbk853 firmware · netgear/rbr854 firmware · netgear/rbr850 firmware · netgear/rbs850 firmware · netgear/cbr40 firmware · netgear/r7000 firmware · netgear/r6900p firmware · netgear/r7900 firmware · netgear/r7960p firmware · netgear/r8000 firmware · netgear/r7900p firmware · netgear/r8000p firmware · netgear/rax75 firmware · netgear/rax80 firmware · netgear/r7000p firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://kb.netgear.com/000063007/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-authentication-Password-Reset-on-Some-Routers-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2019-0150Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.netgear.com/000063007/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-authentication-Password-Reset-on-Some-Routers-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2019-0150Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.