CVE-2021-38520
6.6 MEDIUMCertain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user
Published: 2021-08-11 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.6 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-77
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netgear | r6400_firmware, r6700_firmware, r6900_firmware |
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.84, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.84, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, and R7000P before 1.3.2.124.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38520
- [Vendor advisory]https://kb.netgear.com/000063763/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2018-0565
- [Vendor advisory]https://kb.netgear.com/000063763/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2018-0565
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