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CVE-2021-45499


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.2, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, 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.


Published

2021-12-26T01:15:12.830

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:32:21.070

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear r6900p_firmware < 1.3.3.140 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900p - No
Operating System netgear r7000p_firmware < 1.3.3.140 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000p - No
Operating System netgear r7900p_firmware < 1.4.2.84 Yes
Hardware netgear r7900p - No
Operating System netgear r7960p_firmware < 1.4.2.84 Yes
Hardware netgear r7960p - No
Operating System netgear r8000p_firmware < 1.4.2.84 Yes
Hardware netgear r8000p - No
Operating System netgear rax75_firmware < 1.0.3.106 Yes
Hardware netgear rax75 - No
Operating System netgear rax80_firmware < 1.0.3.106 Yes
Hardware netgear rax80 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netgear's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.