Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by privilege escalation. This affects M4300-28G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-28G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-8X8F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-12X12F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X24F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X before 12.0.2.15, M4300-48X before 12.0.2.15, and M4200 before 12.0.2.15.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 20 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 17 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-04-20T16:15:13.227
2024-11-21T03:21:03.343
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-28g_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-28g | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-52g_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-52g | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-28g-poe\+_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-28g-poe\+ | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-52g-poe\+_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-52g-poe\+ | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-8x8f_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-8x8f | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-12x12f_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-12x12f | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-24x24f_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-24x24f | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-24x_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-24x | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4300-48x_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4300-48x | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | m4200_firmware | < 12.0.2.15 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | m4200 | - | No |
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