CVE-2021-38531
4.7 MEDIUMCertain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings
Published: 2021-08-11 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 4.7 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netgear | ac2100_firmware, ac2400_firmware, d6200_firmware |
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6120 before 1.0.0.66, R6260 before 1.1.0.78, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.76, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.76, R7450 before 1.2.0.76, AC2100 before 1.2.0.76, and AC2400 before 1.2.0.76.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38531
- [Vendor advisory]https://kb.netgear.com/000063769/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2019-0113
- [Vendor advisory]https://kb.netgear.com/000063769/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2019-0113
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