CVE-2021-29068 describes a high-severity buffer overflow vulnerability affecting numerous NETGEAR router and Orbi mesh WiFi system models. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction, given prior authentication. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.4.98CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.4.98CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.11.106CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.3.2.124CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.3.2.124CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.