VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-45493

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.77%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.77%). 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 disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.4.102, RAX38 before 1.0.4.102, and RAX40 before 1.0.4.102.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.77% probability · 54th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-200
Affected: netgear/rax35 firmware · netgear/rax38 firmware · netgear/rax40 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000064453/Security-Advisory-for-Admin-Credential-Disclosure-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0293Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064453/Security-Advisory-for-Admin-Credential-Disclosure-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0293Vendor Advisory

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