CVE-2021-45500
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 26, 2021 at 01:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:13 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorR7000P FirmwareR8000 FirmwareR7000P
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R7000P before 1.3.3.140 and R8000 before 1.0.4.68.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.3.3.140
Affected range stops below 1.3.3.140, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r7000p (same device)
v < 1.0.4.68
Affected range stops below 1.0.4.68, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r8000 (same device)
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_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kb.netgear.com/000064070/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0183CVSS
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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