CVE-2021-38526

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Published Aug 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.3.94, RAX38 before 1.0.3.94, and RAX40 before 1.0.3.94.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax35_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax35:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax38_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax38:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-24976	Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.3.94, RAX38 before 1.0.3.94, and RAX40 before 1.0.3.94.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.019% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kb.netgear.com/000063782/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2020-0416

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netgear Rax35 Rax35 Firmware Rax38 Rax38 Firmware Rax40 Rax40 Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:44 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 11, 2021, 12:01 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:44 AM
Reserved: Aug 10, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 11, 2021, 12:16 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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