What is CVE-2021-45732?

CVE-2021-45732 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-45732?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netgear R6700

CVE-2021-45732

Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 makes use of a hardcoded credential. It does not appear that normal users are intended to be able to manipulate configuration backups due to the fact that they are encrypted/obfuscated. By extracti…

EPSS: 0.008 (51.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear R6700
Netgear R6700_firmware — versions 1.0.4.120
N/a Netgear Nighthawk R6700 — versions 1.0.4.120

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45732?: CVE-2021-45732 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-45732?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.