CVE-2021-38530 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting various NETGEAR Orbi mesh WiFi systems, including models like the RBK40, RBR40, and RBK50, running firmware versions prior to 2.5.1.16 (or 2.6.1.40 for RBS50Y). This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected devices. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no confirmed active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.5.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.5.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.5.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.5.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr20_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.