CVE-2021-27251

HIGH
8.8CVSS v3
8.3CVSS v2
0.30% EPSS (exploit probability)
CWE-319CWE

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR Nighthawk R7800. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability The specific flaw exists within handling of firmware updates. The issue results from a fallback to a insecure protocol to deliver updates. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12308.

CVSS v3 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected routers (1)

VendorModelMatched viaAffected versionsFixed inPatch?
Netgear Netgear Nighthawk R7800 No

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