6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-23147
Netgear Nighthawk R6700 UART Console Authentication Bypass
Description

Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 does not have sufficient protections for the UART console. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 30, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 11, 2022, 2:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23147 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netgear r6700_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-57 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23147 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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-2021-57 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-57 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:1.0.4.120:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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

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