Medium severity · published Dec 26, 2021
CVE-2021-45643
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R6400v2 before 1.0.4.118, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.118, and XR1000 before 1.0.0.58.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
R6400v2 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.4.118 · source: NVD
RF
R6700v3 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.4.118 · source: NVD
XF
Xr1000 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.58 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45643
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45643
Patch
https://kb.netgear.com/000064159/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0035
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