CVE-2021-38527
8.1 HIGHCertain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker
Published: 2021-08-11 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-77
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netgear | cbr40_firmware, ex6100_firmware, ex6150_firmware |
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.14, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.98, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.98, EX6250 before 1.0.0.132, EX6400 before 1.0.2.158, EX6400v2 before 1.0.0.132, EX6410 before 1.0.0.132, EX6420 before 1.0.0.132, EX7300 before 1.0.2.158, EX7300v2 before 1.0.0.132, EX7320 before 1.0.0.132, EX7700 before 1.0.0.216, EX8000 before 1.0.1.232, R7800 before 1.0.2.78, RBK12 before 2.6.1.44, RBR10 before 2.6.1.44, RBS10 before 2.6.1.44, RBK20 before 2.6.1.38, RBR20 before 2.6.1.36, RBS20 before 2.6.1.38, RBK40 before 2.6.1.38, RBR40 before 2.6.1.36, RBS40 before 2.6.1.38, RBK50 before 2.6.1.40, RBR50 before 2.6.1.40, RBS50 before 2.6.1.40, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, RBS750 before 3.2.16.6, RBK852 before 3.2.16.6, RBR850 before 3.2.16.6, RBS850 before 3.2.16.6, RBS40V before 2.6.2.4, RBS50Y before 2.6.1.40, RBW30 before 2.6.2.2, and XR500 before 2.3.2.114.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38527
- [Vendor advisory]https://kb.netgear.com/000063778/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Extenders-Routers-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2020-0025
- [Vendor advisory]https://kb.netgear.com/000063778/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Extenders-Routers-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2020-0025
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