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High severity · published Aug 11, 2021
CVE-2021-38539
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by privilege escalation
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by privilege escalation. This affects D8500 before 1.0.3.44, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.66, R6700 before 1.0.2.6, R6700v3 before 1.0.2.66, R6900 before 1.0.2.4, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7000 before 1.0.9.42, R7000P before 1.3.2.126, R7100LG before 1.0.0.50, R7300DST before 1.0.0.70, R7900 before 1.0.3.10, R8300 before 1.0.2.130, and R8500 before 1.0.2.130.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DF
D8500 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.3.44 · source: NVD
RF
R6400 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.2.66 · source: NVD
RF
R6700 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.2.6; before 1.0.2.66 · source: NVD
RF
R6900 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.2.4 · source: NVD
RF
R6900p Firmware · Netgear
before 1.3.2.126 · source: NVD
RF
R7000 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.9.42 · source: NVD
RF
R7000p Firmware · Netgear
before 1.3.2.126 · source: NVD
RF
R7100lg Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.50 · source: NVD
RF
R7300dst Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.70 · source: NVD
RF
R7900 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.3.10 · source: NVD
RF
R8300 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.2.130 · source: NVD
RF
R8500 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.2.130 · source: NVD
Affected product
DF
D8500 Firmware
Netgear
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38539
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38539
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000063760/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2018-0385
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