CVE-2021-27251

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:br200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:br200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:br500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:br500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6100v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6100:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6150:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 7 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 8 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 9 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 10 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6420_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6420:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 11 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 12 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 13 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7320_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 14 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 15 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 16 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:lbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:lbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 17 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 18 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 19 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 20 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 21 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk13_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 22 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk14_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 23 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk15_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 24 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 25 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 26 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 27 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 28 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk43s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk43s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 29 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk44_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk44:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 30 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 31 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk53_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk53:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 32 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 33 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 34 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 35 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 36 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 37 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 38 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 39 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 40 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs50y_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs50y:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 41 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 42 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 43 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Apr 2021, 14:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-247/ - (MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-247/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References (MISC) https://kb.netgear.com/000062883/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-Some-Routers-Satellites-and-Extenders - (MISC) https://kb.netgear.com/000062883/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-Some-Routers-Satellites-and-Extenders - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:br200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:lbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:br500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6100v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs50y_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6420_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk13_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk43s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:lbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk43s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk53_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk44:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk53:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6420:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6100:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6150:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk14_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk44_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk15_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:br500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7320_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:br200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs50y:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 8.3
v3 : 8.8

14 Apr 2021, 17:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-04-14 16:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55


NVD link : CVE-2021-27251

Mitre link : CVE-2021-27251

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-27251


JSON object : View

Products Affected

netgear

  • br500_firmware
  • rbs40_firmware
  • xr450_firmware
  • rbk43
  • ex6100
  • ex6250_firmware
  • r7800_firmware
  • rbr10_firmware
  • ex6150
  • rbk53
  • rbs50_firmware
  • rbr50_firmware
  • rbk15_firmware
  • rbk43s_firmware
  • rbs50
  • rbs40
  • ex7320_firmware
  • rbs20
  • ex6400_firmware
  • ex8000
  • rbs20_firmware
  • d7800_firmware
  • ex6250
  • ex6420
  • ex6410_firmware
  • ex6150_firmware
  • ex8000_firmware
  • xr700
  • rbk14
  • rbk20
  • rbs10
  • rbk40
  • rbk14_firmware
  • lbr20_firmware
  • rbk13
  • br500
  • ex6410
  • rbk20_firmware
  • xr500
  • ex6400v2_firmware
  • rbs50y_firmware
  • lbr20
  • rbk15
  • rbs10_firmware
  • rbk12_firmware
  • rbk23_firmware
  • br200
  • d7800
  • rbr20
  • rbs50y
  • xr450
  • rbr20_firmware
  • ex6400
  • rbk23
  • r8900
  • rbk53_firmware
  • rbk44_firmware
  • rbk43s
  • rbr40
  • r9000_firmware
  • rbr10
  • ex7700
  • ex7320
  • ex7300
  • xr700_firmware
  • br200_firmware
  • rbk50
  • rbk50_firmware
  • rbk43_firmware
  • ex7300v2_firmware
  • rbk13_firmware
  • ex6100v2_firmware
  • r9000
  • rbk40_firmware
  • rbr40_firmware
  • xr500_firmware
  • rbk12
  • rbk44
  • ex7700_firmware
  • r7800
  • rbr50
  • ex6420_firmware
  • r8900_firmware
  • ex7300_firmware
CWE
CWE-319

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