What is CVE-2021-27254?

CVE-2021-27254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Br200, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-27254?

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

Vulnerability in Netgear Br200

CVE-2021-27254

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R7800. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the apply_save.cgi endp…

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th 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 Br200
Netgear Br200_firmware
Netgear Br500
Netgear Br500_firmware
Netgear D7800
Netgear D7800_firmware
Netgear Ex6100v2
Netgear Ex6100v2_firmware
Netgear Ex6150v2
Netgear Ex6150v2_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-259 — Use of Hard-coded Password
CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27254?: CVE-2021-27254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Br200, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-27254?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.