CVE-2021-45622 describes a critical command injection vulnerability affecting numerous NETGEAR devices, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw impacts a wide range of products including routers, extenders, and mesh systems, with specific firmware versions listed as vulnerable. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, and community discussion is minimal, the high risk score and broad product impact warrant immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.0.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:cbr40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.6.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:cbr750_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.58CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:eax20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:eax80_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.74CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7500_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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