CVE-2021-38539 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can escalate privileges on various NETGEAR router models, requiring firmware updates to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38539?
CVE-2021-38539 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear D8500 Firmware, published on 10 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by privilege escalation. This affects D8500 before 1.0.3.44, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.66, R6700 before 1.0.2.6, R6700v3 before 1.0.2.66, R6900 before 1.0.2.4, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7000 before 1.0.9.42, R7000P before 1.3.2.126, R7100LG before 1.0.0.50, R7300DST before 1.0.0.70, R7900 before 1.0.3.10, R8300 before 1.0.2.130, and R8500 before 1.0.2.130.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38539?
It affects 12 products.
Products include Netgear D8500 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R6700 Firmware, Netgear R6900 Firmware, Netgear R6900p Firmware, Netgear R7000 Firmware and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D8500 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hw2x-9xxc-78jf.