CVE-2021-45610
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 72nd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D6220 before 1.0.0.66, D6400 before 1.0.0.100, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.66, D8500 before 1.0.3.58, DC112A before 1.0.0.52, DGN2200v4 before 1.0.0.118, EAX80 before 1.0.1.64, R6250 before 1.0.4.48, R7000 before 1.0.11.110, R7100LG before 1.0.0.72, R7900 before 1.0.4.30, R7960P before 1.4.1.64, R8000 before 1.0.4.62, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, RS400 before 1.5.1.80, XR300 before 1.0.3.68, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.106, R7000P before 1.3.2.132, R8000P before 1.4.1.64, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX45 before 1.0.2.82, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.106, R6900P before 1.3.2.132, R7900P before 1.4.1.64, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX50 before 1.0.2.82, and RAX75 before 1.0.3.106.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 72nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 1061 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.6 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector AdjacentRequires access to the local network (e.g. same Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
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