What is CVE-2021-20168?

CVE-2021-20168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax43, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-20168?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Netgear Rax43

CVE-2021-20168

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, an…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Rax43
Netgear Rax43_firmware — versions 1.0.3.96
N/a Netgear Rax43 — versions 1.0.3.96

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20168?: CVE-2021-20168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax43, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-20168?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.