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CVE-2021-38531

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.4

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6120 before 1.0.0.66, R6260 before 1.1.0.78, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.76, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.76, R7450 before 1.2.0.76, AC2100 before 1.2.0.76, and AC2400 before 1.2.0.76.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.0025
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Affected Products & Versions

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netgear d6200 firmware< 1.1.00.40
netgear d7000 firmware< 1.0.1.78
netgear r6020 firmware< 1.0.0.42
netgear r6080 firmware< 1.0.0.42
netgear r6120 firmware< 1.0.0.66
netgear r6260 firmware< 1.1.0.78
netgear r6700 firmware< 1.2.0.76
netgear r6800 firmware< 1.2.0.76
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Scoring & Timeline

4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Aug 2021 · 12:17 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://kb.netgear.com/000063769/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2019-0113Vendor Advisory
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