Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials.
Priority LOW 35CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.4.102, RAX38 before 1.0.4.102, and RAX40 before 1.0.4.102.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00799 56th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax35_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.4.102 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax35:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax38_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.4.102 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax38:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.4.102 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax35_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.4.102 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax35:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax38_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.4.102 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax38:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.4.102 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45493
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q72-x7j8-g7gh
References
More NETGEAR Rax35 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-23849 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18244 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2022-10626 Missing authentication in NETGEAR R6700v3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12093 SQL injection in NETGEAR RAX30 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-10628 OS command injection in NETGEAR R6700v3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2022-10623 Incorrect authorization in NETGEAR R6700v3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-45493 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-45493 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q72-x7j8-g7gh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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