What is CVE-2021-35973?

CVE-2021-35973 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wac104, classified under Incorrect Comparison. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-35973?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-35973 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Netgear Wac104

CVE-2021-35973

NETGEAR WAC104 devices before 1.0.4.15 are affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability in /usr/sbin/mini_httpd, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to invoke any action by adding the &currentsetting.htm substring to the HTTP query…

EPSS: 0.031 (86.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-697 — Incorrect Comparison

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35973?: CVE-2021-35973 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wac104, classified under Incorrect Comparison. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-35973?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-35973 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.