RCE in NETGEAR R6400

CVE-2021-45554

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.74, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.118, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.118, R7000 before 1.0.11.126, R6900P before 1.3.3.140, R7000P before 1.3.3.140, and R8000 before 1.0.4.74.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-45554: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45554?
CVE-2021-45554 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6400, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2021-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-45554?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.