CVE-2021-20168

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient protections to the UART interface. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection, login with default credentials, and execute commands as the root user. These default credentials are admin:admin.
References
Link Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax43_firmware:1.0.3.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-522 CWE-287

11 Jan 2022, 14:03

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-522
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 6.8
CPE cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax43_firmware:1.0.3.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Netgear
Netgear rax43
Netgear rax43 Firmware
References (MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55 - (MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55 - Third Party Advisory

30 Dec 2021, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-12-30 22:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09


NVD link : CVE-2021-20168

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20168

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20168


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Products Affected

netgear

  • rax43
  • rax43_firmware
CWE
CWE-287

Improper Authentication