RCE in NETGEAR R6400
CVE-2021-38520
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.84, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.84, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, and R7000P before 1.3.2.124.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Netgear R6400 — versions v2
- Netgear R6400_firmware
- Netgear R6700 — versions v2, v3
- Netgear R6700_firmware
- Netgear R6900 — versions v2
- Netgear R6900_firmware
- Netgear R7000p
- Netgear R7000p_firmware
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38520?
- CVE-2021-38520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6400, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2021-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38520?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.