Vulnerability · Published Dec 26, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-45609
Critical 9.6
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D8500 before 1.0.3.58, R6250 before 1.0.4.48, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R7100LG before 1.0.0.64, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R8300 before 1.0.2.144, R8500 before 1.0.2.144, XR300 before 1.0.3.68, R7000P before 1.3.2.132, and R6900P before 1.3.2.132.