CVE-2021-37569 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in MediaTek microchips, specifically affecting models like MT7603E and MT7628, which are found in devices such as NETGEAR products. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact through a network-based attack requiring user interaction. Despite its high severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog, nor is there significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt7603e_firmware:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt7613_firmware:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt7615_firmware:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt7622_firmware:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt7628_firmware:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.