CVE-2021-20168

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-20168
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-30 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-07-12 17:42:00 UTC
DescriptionNetgear 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear Rax43 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rax43 Firmware 1.0.3.96 All All All

References

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Netgear Nighthawk RAX43 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Research Advisory | Tenable® MISC www.tenable.com
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