High severity · published Dec 26, 2021
CVE-2021-45522
NETGEAR XR1000 devices before 1.0.0.58 are affected by a hardcoded password
8.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NETGEAR XR1000 devices before 1.0.0.58 are affected by a hardcoded password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XF
Xr1000 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.58 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45522
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45522
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064155/Security-Advisory-for-Hardcoded-Password-on-XR1000-PSV-2021-0030
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