CVE-2021-20170

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 30, 2021 at 09:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:33 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsRAX43 FirmwareRax43Netgear RAX43

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 makes use of hardcoded credentials. It does not appear that normal users are intended to be able to manipulate configuration backups due to the fact that they are encrypted. This encryption is accomplished via a password-protected zip file with a hardcoded password (RAX50w!a4udk). By unzipping the configuration using this password, a user can reconfigure settings not intended to be manipulated, re-zip the configuration, and restore a backup causing these settings to be changed.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

netgear-rax43 (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798

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