What is CVE-2021-45496?

CVE-2021-45496 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR D7000. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-45496?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR D7000

CVE-2021-45496

NETGEAR D7000 devices before 1.0.1.82 are affected by authentication bypass.

Published 2021-12-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

References

kb.netgear.com/000064529/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-D7000-P… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45496?: CVE-2021-45496 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR D7000. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-45496?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.