CVE-2021-45500 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass authentication on NETGEAR R7000P and R8000 routers, gaining unauthorized access to device management interfaces.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-45500?
CVE-2021-45500 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Netgear R7000p Firmware, published on 26 Dec 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 authentication bypass. This affects R7000P before 1.3.3.140 and R8000 before 1.0.4.68.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45500?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netgear R7000p Firmware, Netgear R8000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-45500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R7000p Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6hr5-58c2-7w3g.