CVE-2021-38530: Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK40 before 2.5.1.16, RBR40 before 2.5.1.16, RBS40…

PriorityP270critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

2.22%

80.7th percentile

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK40 before 2.5.1.16, RBR40 before 2.5.1.16, RBS40 before 2.5.1.16, RBK20 before 2.5.1.16, RBR20 before 2.5.1.16, RBS20 before 2.5.1.16, RBK50 before 2.5.1.16, RBR50 before 2.5.1.16, RBS50 before 2.5.1.16, and RBS50Y before 2.6.1.40.

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
netgear	rbk20_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbk40_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbk50_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbr20_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbr40_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbr50_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbs20_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbs40_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbs50_firmware	< 2.5.1.16	2.5.1.16
netgear	rbs50y_firmware	< 2.6.1.40	2.6.1.40

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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