CVE-2021-45500

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Published Dec 26, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.6 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R7000P before 1.3.3.140 and R8000 before 1.0.4.68.

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:r7000p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-32266	Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R7000P before 1.3.3.140 and R8000 before 1.0.4.68.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.474% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kb.netgear.com/000064070/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0183

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netgear R7000p R7000p Firmware R8000 R8000 Firmware

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:39 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 26, 2021, 1:03 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:39 AM
Reserved: Dec 25, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 26, 2021, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:13 AM

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Red Hat No data

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