8.4
HIGH
CVE-2021-45593
NETGEAR Devices Shell Injection Vulnerability
Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects RBR20 before 2.7.3.22, RBR40 before 2.7.3.22, RBR50 before 2.7.2.102, RBS20 before 2.7.3.22, RBS40 before 2.7.3.22, RBR50 before 2.7.2.102, RBK20 before 2.7.3.22, RBK40 before 2.7.3.22, and RBK50 before 2.7.2.102.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Jan. 5, 2022, 7:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-45593 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 rbk20_firmware
2 Netgear rbr20_firmware
3 Netgear rbs20_firmware
4 Netgear rbk40_firmware
5 Netgear rbr40_firmware
6 Netgear rbs40_firmware
7 Netgear rbk50_firmware
8 Netgear rbr50_firmware
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-2021-45593.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000064474/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2020-0175 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-45593 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. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000064474/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2020-0175 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000064474/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2020-0175 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.3.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.3.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.2.102 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.3.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.3.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.2.102 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.3.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.3.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.2.102 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10398

percentile

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