CVE-2021-38539: 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…

PriorityP347high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.82%

53.2th percentile

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.

Affected

13 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
netgear	d8500_firmware	< 1.0.3.44	1.0.3.44
netgear	r6400_firmware	< 1.0.2.66	1.0.2.66
netgear	r6700_firmware	< 1.0.2.6	1.0.2.6
netgear	r6700_firmware	< 1.0.2.66	1.0.2.66
netgear	r6900_firmware	< 1.0.2.4	1.0.2.4
netgear	r6900p_firmware	< 1.3.2.126	1.3.2.126
netgear	r7000_firmware	< 1.0.9.42	1.0.9.42
netgear	r7000p_firmware	< 1.3.2.126	1.3.2.126
netgear	r7100lg_firmware	< 1.0.0.50	1.0.0.50
netgear	r7300dst_firmware	< 1.0.0.70	1.0.0.70
netgear	r7900_firmware	< 1.0.3.10	1.0.3.10
netgear	r8300_firmware	< 1.0.2.130	1.0.2.130
netgear	r8500_firmware	< 1.0.2.130	1.0.2.130

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.06.5MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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