What is CVE-2021-20172?

CVE-2021-20172 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Genie Installer, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-20172?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Genie Installer

CVE-2021-20172

All known versions of the Netgear Genie Installer for macOS contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The installer of the macOS version of Netgear Genie handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which the software is going to be installed may overwrite certain files to obtain privilege escalation to root.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Genie_installer
N/a Netgear Genie Installer For Macos — versions All known versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20172?: CVE-2021-20172 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Genie Installer, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-20172?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.