What is CVE-2021-20170?

CVE-2021-20170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax43, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-20170?

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

Vulnerability in Netgear Rax43

CVE-2021-20170

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 makes use of hardcoded credentials. It does not appear that normal users are intended to be able to manipulate configuration backups due to the fact that they are encrypted. This encryption is accomplished vi…

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20170?: CVE-2021-20170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax43, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-20170?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.