Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2021 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2021-20172
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Netgear Genie Installer for macOS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
All known versions of the Netgear Genie Installer for macOS contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The installer of the macOS version of Netgear Genie handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which the software is going to be installed may overwrite certain files to obtain privilege escalation to root.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Netgear Genie Installer for macOS | All known versions |
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-56 x_refsource_MISC