High severity · published Dec 26, 2021
CVE-2021-45493
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
Rax35 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.4.102 · source: NVD
RF
Rax38 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.4.102 · source: NVD
RF
Rax40 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.4.102 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45493
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45493
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064453/Security-Advisory-for-Admin-Credential-Disclosure-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0293
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