Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2021 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2021-20168
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-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 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient protections to the UART interface. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection, login with default credentials, and execute commands as the root user. These default credentials are admin:admin.
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