What is CVE-2021-44261?

CVE-2021-44261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6220, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2021-44261?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-44261 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Netgear R6220

CVE-2021-44261

A vulnerability is in the 'BRS_top.html' page of the Netgear W104, version WAC104-V1.0.4.13, which can allow a remote attacker to access this page without any authentication. When processed, it exposes firmware version information for the…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.203 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44261?: CVE-2021-44261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6220, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-44261?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-44261 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.