CVE-2021-20168
Netgear RAX43 UART Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient protections to the UART interface. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection, login with default credentials, and execute commands as the root user. These default credentials are admin:admin.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 30, 2021, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-20168.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-20168 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-522 CWE-287 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-522 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax43_firmware:1.0.3.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20168 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-20168
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} 0.01%
score
0.47428
percentile