CVE-2021-38531

HIGH

7.2

CVSS Score

Published: August 11, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:02 AM UTC

24 products affected across 1 vendorR6700 FirmwareR6800 FirmwareD7000 Firmware

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Severity

HIGH7.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6120 before 1.0.0.66, R6260 before 1.1.0.78, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.76, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.76, R7450 before 1.2.0.76, AC2100 before 1.2.0.76, and AC2400 before 1.2.0.76.

Affected

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

AC2100 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.2.0.76

Affected range stops below 1.2.0.76, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-ac2100 (same device)

AC2400 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.2.0.76

Affected range stops below 1.2.0.76, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-ac2400 (same device)

D6200 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.1.00.40

Affected range stops below 1.1.00.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-d6200 (same device)

D7000 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.1.78

Affected range stops below 1.0.1.78, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-d7000 (same device)

R6020 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.0.42

Affected range stops below 1.0.0.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r6020 (same device)

R6080 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.0.42

Affected range stops below 1.0.0.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r6080 (same device)

R6120 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.0.66

Affected range stops below 1.0.0.66, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r6120 (same device)

R6260 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.1.0.78

Affected range stops below 1.1.0.78, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r6260 (same device)

R6700 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.2.0.76

Affected range stops below 1.2.0.76, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r6700 (same device)

R6800 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.2.0.76

Affected range stops below 1.2.0.76, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r6800 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://kb.netgear.com/000063769/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2019-0113

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://kb.netgear.com/000063769/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2019-0113

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

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

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