RCE in NETGEAR Rbk20

CVE-2021-45626

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK20 before 2.6.1.36, RBR20 before 2.6.1.36, RBS20 before 2.6.1.38, RBK40 before 2.6.1.36, RBR40 before 2.6.1.36, RBS40 before 2.6.1.38, RBK50 before 2.6.1.40, RBR50 before 2.6.1.40, RBS50 before 2.6.1.40, and RBS50Y before 2.6.1.40.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% 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-2021-45626: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45626?
CVE-2021-45626 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Rbk20, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2021-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-45626?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.