CVE-2021-45511

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects AC2100 before 2021-08-27, AC2400 before 2021-08-27, AC2600 before 2021-08-27, D7000 before 2021-08-27, R6220 before 2021-08-27, R6230 before 2021-08-27, R6260 before 2021-08-27, R6330 before 2021-08-27, R6350 before 2021-08-27, R6700v2 before 2021-08-27, R6800 before 2021-08-27, R6850 before 2021-08-27, R6900v2 before 2021-08-27, R7200 before 2021-08-27, R7350 before 2021-08-27, R7400 before 2021-08-27, and R7450 before 2021-08-27.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.06% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory netgear.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://kb.netgear.com/000063961/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-Vulnerability-on-the-D7000-and-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0133	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-45511?: CVE-2021-45511 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-45511?: To fix CVE-2021-45511, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-45511 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-45511 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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