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CVE-2021-45614


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D7000v2 before 1.0.0.74, LAX20 before 1.1.6.28, MK62 before 1.0.6.116, MR60 before 1.0.6.116, MS60 before 1.0.6.116, RAX15 before 1.0.3.96, RAX20 before 1.0.3.96, RAX200 before 1.0.4.120, RAX45 before 1.0.3.96, RAX50 before 1.0.3.96, RAX43 before 1.0.3.96, RAX40v2 before 1.0.3.96, RAX35v2 before 1.0.3.96, RAX75 before 1.0.4.120, RAX80 before 1.0.4.120, RBK752 before 3.2.17.12, RBR750 before 3.2.17.12, RBS750 before 3.2.17.12, RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, RBR850 before 3.2.17.12, RBS850 before 3.2.17.12, and XR1000 before 1.0.0.58.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.6, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 44 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 41 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

2021-12-26T01:15:18.427

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:32:40.533

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.6 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-77

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear d7000v2_firmware < 1.0.0.74 Yes
Hardware netgear d7000v2 - No
Operating System netgear lax20_firmware < 1.1.6.28 Yes
Hardware netgear lax20 - No
Operating System netgear mk62_firmware < 1.0.6.116 Yes
Hardware netgear mk62 - No
Operating System netgear mr60_firmware < 1.0.6.116 Yes
Hardware netgear mr60 - No
Operating System netgear ms60_firmware < 1.0.6.116 Yes
Hardware netgear ms60 - No
Operating System netgear rax15_firmware < 1.0.3.96 Yes
Hardware netgear rax15 - No
Operating System netgear rax20_firmware < 1.0.3.96 Yes
Hardware netgear rax20 - No
Operating System netgear rax200_firmware < 1.0.4.120 Yes
Hardware netgear rax200 - No
Operating System netgear rax45_firmware < 1.0.3.96 Yes
Hardware netgear rax45 - No
Operating System netgear rax50_firmware < 1.0.3.96 Yes
Hardware netgear rax50 - No
Operating System netgear rax43_firmware < 1.0.3.96 Yes
Hardware netgear rax43 - No
Operating System netgear rax40v2_firmware < 1.0.3.96 Yes
Hardware netgear rax40v2 - No
Operating System netgear rax35v2_firmware < 1.0.3.96 Yes
Hardware netgear rax35v2 - No
Operating System netgear rax75_firmware < 1.0.4.120 Yes
Hardware netgear rax75 - No
Operating System netgear rax80_firmware < 1.0.4.120 Yes
Hardware netgear rax80 - No
Operating System netgear rbk752_firmware < 3.2.17.12 Yes
Hardware netgear rbk752 - No
Operating System netgear rbr750_firmware < 3.2.17.12 Yes
Hardware netgear rbr750 - No
Operating System netgear rbs750_firmware < 3.2.17.12 Yes
Hardware netgear rbs750 - No
Operating System netgear rbk852_firmware < 3.2.17.12 Yes
Hardware netgear rbk852 - No
Operating System netgear rbr850_firmware < 3.2.17.12 Yes
Hardware netgear rbr850 - No
Operating System netgear rbs850_firmware < 3.2.17.12 Yes
Hardware netgear rbs850 - No
Operating System netgear xr1000_firmware < 1.0.0.58 Yes
Hardware netgear xr1000 - 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.