CVE-2021-45611 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting multiple NETGEAR router models, including the DC112A, R6400, and RAX200, among others. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Rated 9.8 CRITICAL on the CVSS scale, it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered considerable community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dc112a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.144CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.144CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr3400v3_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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.