CVE-2021-29078 describes a critical command injection vulnerability affecting various NETGEAR Orbi mesh WiFi systems, including the RBK85x and RBK75x series, running firmware versions prior to 3.2.17.12. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker on the local network to execute arbitrary commands with high privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.6 (Critical), the vulnerability poses a significant risk of complete compromise of affected devices, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk852_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk853_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk854_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr850_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs850_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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