What is CVE-2018-21121?

CVE-2018-21121 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Gs810emx, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-21121?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Netgear Gs810emx

CVE-2018-21121

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects GS810EMX before 1.0.0.5, XS512EM before 1.0.0.6, and XS724EM before 1.0.0.6.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (49.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Gs810emx
Netgear Gs810emx_firmware
Netgear Xs512em
Netgear Xs512em_firmware
Netgear Xs724em
Netgear Xs724em_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21121?: CVE-2018-21121 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Gs810emx, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-21121?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.