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CVE-2021-45602

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-45602 describes a command injection vulnerability in numerous NETGEAR devices, allowing an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw affects a wide range of products including routers and extenders, with specific firmware versions listed as vulnerable. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.1.66CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.1.68CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex2700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.90CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn3000rpv2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.2.100CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn3000rpv3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.6.5.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:lbr1020_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0070 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

immersivelabs.com / resources/blog/netgear-vulnerabilities-could-put-small-business-routers-at-risk
Third Party Advisory
kb.netgear.com / 000064407/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-Sensitive-Information-Disclosure-on-Multiple-Products-PSV-2021-0169-PSV-2021-0171
PatchVendor Advisory