Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2021 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2021-20170
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Netgear RAX43. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 makes use of hardcoded credentials. It does not appear that normal users are intended to be able to manipulate configuration backups due to the fact that they are encrypted. This encryption is accomplished via a password-protected zip file with a hardcoded password (RAX50w!a4udk). By unzipping the configuration using this password, a user can reconfigure settings not intended to be manipulated, re-zip the configuration, and restore a backup causing these settings to be changed.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Netgear RAX43 | 1.0.3.96 |
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55 x_refsource_MISC