CVE-2021-29080 describes a critical vulnerability in various NETGEAR devices, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to reset passwords. This affects numerous router and mesh WiFi models, including specific versions of Orbi, Nighthawk, and Cable Modem Routers. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impact on confidentiality and integrity, as an attacker on the adjacent network can gain full control. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, and it shows minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting limited active exploitation.
| 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:rbk853_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.10.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr854_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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.