8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-45499
NETGEAR Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R6900P before 1.3.3.140, R7000P before 1.3.3.140, R7900P before 1.4.2.84, R7960P before 1.4.2.84, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, and RAX80 before 1.0.3.106.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 26, 2021, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-45499 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 r6900p_firmware
2 Netgear r7000p_firmware
3 Netgear r7900p_firmware
4 Netgear r7960p_firmware
5 Netgear r8000p_firmware
6 Netgear rax75_firmware
7 Netgear rax80_firmware
8 Netgear r6900p
9 Netgear r7000p
10 Netgear r7900p
11 Netgear r8000p
12 Netgear rax80
13 Netgear r7960p
14 Netgear rax75
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-2021-45499.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000064445/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0027 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064445/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0027 Patch Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.netgear.com/000064445/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0027
  • 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-287 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000064445/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0027 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000064445/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0027 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.3.140 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.3.140 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.2.84 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7900p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7960p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.2.84 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7960p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.2.84 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax75_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.106 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax75:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax80_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.106 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax80:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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.

0.10 }} 0.01%

score

0.41694

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