What is CVE-2021-20169?

CVE-2021-20169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax43, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-20169?

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

Vulnerability in Netgear Rax43

CVE-2021-20169

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not utilize secure communications to the web interface. By default, all communication to/from the device is sent via HTTP, which causes potentially sensitive information (such as usernames and passwords)…

EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th 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-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20169?: CVE-2021-20169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax43, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-20169?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.