CVE-2021-38513 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting various NETGEAR devices, including specific versions of Orbi, Nighthawk, and Mesh WiFi systems. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass security measures over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.10.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk852_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.10.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr850_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.10.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs850_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.5.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:cbr40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:eax20_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:L
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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