CVE-2021-45596 describes a critical command injection vulnerability affecting specific NETGEAR devices, including certain CBR750, RBK/RBR/RBS750, and RBK/RBR/RBS850 models running firmware versions prior to 4.6.3.6 or 3.2.17.12. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected device. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.6.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:cbr750_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk752_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr750_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs750_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2.17.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk852_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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