CVE-2021-38517
HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2021 at 12:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:02 AM UTC
8 products affected across 1 vendorR6400 FirmwareRAX80 FirmwareRAX75 Firmware
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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by out-of-bounds reads and writes. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.70, RAX75 before 1.0.4.120, RAX80 before 1.0.4.120, and XR300 before 1.0.3.50.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.1.70
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.4.120
Affected range stops below 1.0.4.120, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-rax75 (same device)
v < 1.0.4.120
Affected range stops below 1.0.4.120, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-rax80 (same device)
v < 1.0.3.50
Affected range stops below 1.0.3.50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.1.70
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
NETGEAR XR300· NETGEARdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kb.netgear.com/000063772/Security-Advisory-for-Out-of-Bounds-Read-and-Write-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0187CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125CWE-787
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