CVE-2021-3128
7.5 HIGHIn ASUS RT-AX3000, ZenWiFi AX (XT8), RT-AX88U, and other ASUS routers with firmware < 3.0.0.4.386.42095 or < 9.0.0.4.386.41994, when IPv6...
Published: 2021-04-12 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-834
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| asus | rt-ac1750_b1_firmware, rt-ac1900_firmware, rt-ac1900p_firmware |
Description
In ASUS RT-AX3000, ZenWiFi AX (XT8), RT-AX88U, and other ASUS routers with firmware < 3.0.0.4.386.42095 or < 9.0.0.4.386.41994, when IPv6 is used, a routing loop can occur that generates excessive network traffic between an affected device and its upstream ISP's router. This occurs when a link prefix route points to a point-to-point link, a destination IPv6 address belongs to the prefix and is not a local IPv6 address, and a router advertisement is received with at least one global unique IPv6 prefix for which the on-link flag is set.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3128
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/Whole-Home-Mesh-WiFi-System/ZenWiFi-WiFi-Systems/ASUS-ZenWiFi-AX-XT8-/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX3000/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX55/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX56U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX58U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX68U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX82U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX86U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX88U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-WiFi-Routers/RT-AC66U-B1/HelpDesk_Download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1750_B1/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900P/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC2900/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC3100/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC5300/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC58U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC65U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68P/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68R/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68RW/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68W/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC85U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC86U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC88U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/Whole-Home-Mesh-WiFi-System/ZenWiFi-WiFi-Systems/ASUS-ZenWiFi-AX-XT8-/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX3000/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX55/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX56U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX58U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX68U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX82U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX86U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX88U/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-WiFi-Routers/RT-AC66U-B1/HelpDesk_Download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1750_B1/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900P/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC2900/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC3100/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC5300/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC58U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC65U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68P/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68R/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68RW/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68W/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC85U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC86U/HelpDesk_download/
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC88U/HelpDesk_download/
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