What is CVE-2021-45522?

CVE-2021-45522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Xr1000, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-45522?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Xr1000

CVE-2021-45522

NETGEAR XR1000 devices before 1.0.0.58 are affected by a hardcoded password.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

kb.netgear.com/000064155/Security-Advisory-for-Hardcoded-Password-on-XR1000-PSV… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45522?: CVE-2021-45522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Xr1000, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-45522?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.