CVE-2021-45520 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a hardcoded password. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Netgear	Rbk352 Rbk352 Firmware Rbr350 Rbr350 Firmware Rbs350 Rbs350 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk352_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk352:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://kb.netgear.com/000064151/Security-Advisory-for-Hardcoded-Password-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2021-0012

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-12-26T00:59:48.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:39:21.428Z

Reserved: 2021-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45520

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-26T01:15:13.863

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:13:33.727

Link: CVE-2021-45520

Redhat

No data.

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