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CVE-2021-45650


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of sensitive information. This affects R7000 before 1.0.11.110, R7900 before 1.0.4.30, R8000 before 1.0.4.62, RS400 before 1.5.1.80, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.102, R7000P before 1.3.2.126, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.102, and R6900P before 1.3.2.126.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 16 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 13 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

2021-12-26T01:15:20.103

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:32:47.083

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear r7000_firmware < 1.0.11.110 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000 - No
Operating System netgear r7900_firmware < 1.0.4.30 Yes
Hardware netgear r7900 - No
Operating System netgear r8000_firmware < 1.0.4.62 Yes
Hardware netgear r8000 - No
Operating System netgear rs400_firmware < 1.5.1.80 Yes
Hardware netgear rs400 - No
Operating System netgear r6400v2_firmware < 1.0.4.102 Yes
Hardware netgear r6400v2 - No
Operating System netgear r7000p_firmware < 1.3.2.126 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000p - No
Operating System netgear r6700v3_firmware < 1.0.4.102 Yes
Hardware netgear r6700v3 - No
Operating System netgear r6900p_firmware < 1.3.2.126 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900p - 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.