VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-45500

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.46%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). 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 R7000P before 1.3.3.140 and R8000 before 1.0.4.68.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: netgear/r7000p firmware · netgear/r8000 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000064070/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0183Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064070/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0183Patch, Vendor Advisory

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