CVE-2021-20170

Summary

CVECVE-2021-20170
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-30 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-01-11 14:26:00 UTC
DescriptionNetgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 makes use of hardcoded credentials. It does not appear that normal users are intended to be able to manipulate configuration backups due to the fact that they are encrypted. This encryption is accomplished via a password-protected zip file with a hardcoded password (RAX50w!a4udk). By unzipping the configuration using this password, a user can reconfigure settings not intended to be manipulated, re-zip the configuration, and restore a backup causing these settings to be changed.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-798

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

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Netgear Nighthawk RAX43 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Research Advisory | Tenable® MISC www.tenable.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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