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CVE-2021-38513· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass.

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.11, RBS850 before 3.2.10.11, CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, EAX20 before 1.0.0.48, MK62 before 1.0.6.110, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RBK752 before 3.2.10.10, RBR750 before 3.2.10.10, and RBS750 before 3.2.10.10.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 10, 2021
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.8% · 78th percentile
CWE
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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.8%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.8
CNA · mitre
9.6
0.2 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
netgearrbk852 firmware
netgearrbk852
netgearrbr850 firmware
netgearrbr850
netgearrbs850 firmware
netgearrbs850
netgearcbr40 firmware
netgearcbr40
netgeareax20 firmware
netgeareax20
netgearmk62 firmware
netgearmk62

and 10 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • netgear cbr40 firmwarebefore 2.5.0.10
  • netgear eax20 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.48
  • netgear mk62 firmwarebefore 1.0.6.110
  • netgear mr60 firmwarebefore 1.0.6.110
  • netgear ms60 firmwarebefore 1.0.6.110
  • netgear rbk752 firmwarebefore 3.2.10.10
  • netgear rbk852 firmwarebefore 3.2.10.11
  • netgear rbr750 firmwarebefore 3.2.10.10
  • netgear rbr850 firmwarebefore 3.2.10.11
  • netgear rbs750 firmwarebefore 3.2.10.10
  • netgear rbs850 firmwarebefore 3.2.10.11

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-29079Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2021-29078Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2021-29076Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2021-29066Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass.
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2021-29071Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2020-26907Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2021-29071140 days apartCertain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2021-29070140 days apartCertain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2021-29072140 days apartCertain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.
    33Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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