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CVE-2021-38534: Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 19/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.50% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.76, D6000 before 1.0.0.76, D6100 before 1.0.0.60, D6200 before 1.1.00.36, D6220 before 1.0.0.52, D6400 before 1.0.0.86, D7000 before 1.0.1.70, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.53, D8500 before 1.0.3.44, DC112A before 1.0.0.42, DGN2200v4 before 1.0.0.110, DGND2200Bv4 before 1.0.0.109, DM200 before 1.0.0.61, JR6150 before 1.0.1.18, PR2000 before 1.0.0.28, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6050 before 1.0.1.18, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6220 before 1.1.0.80, R6230 before 1.1.0.80, R6250 before 1.0.4.34, R6260 before 1.1.0.64, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.34, R6400 before 1.0.1.46, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.62, R6700 before 1.0.2.6, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.36, R6700v3 before 1.0.2.62, R6800 before 1.2.0.36, R6900 before 1.0.2.4, R6900P before 1.3.1.64, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.36, R7000 before 1.0.9.60, R7000P before 1.3.1.64, R7100LG before 1.0.0.50, R7300DST before 1.0.0.70, R7450 before 1.2.0.36, R7900 before 1.0.3.8, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000 before 1.0.4.28, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, R8300 before 1.0.2.130, R8500 before 1.0.2.130, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.24, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.62, WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62, XR450 before 2.3.2.40, and XR500 before 2.3.2.40.

MediumCVSS 4.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 10, 2021
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 43th percentile

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Action score

19

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
19 / 40 · 4.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
4.8
CNA · mitre
4.1
0.7 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
netgeard3600 firmware
netgeard3600
netgeard6000 firmware
netgeard6000
netgeard6100 firmware
netgeard6100
netgeard6200 firmware
netgeard6200
netgeard6220 firmware
netgeard6220
netgeard6400 firmware
netgeard6400

and 74 more

Limit the impact of XSS

This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.

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Affected versions

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

  • netgear d3600 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.76
  • netgear d6000 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.76
  • netgear d6100 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.60
  • netgear d6200 firmwarebefore 1.1.00.36
  • netgear d6220 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.52
  • netgear d6400 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.86
  • netgear d7000 firmwarebefore 1.0.1.70
  • netgear d7000 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.53
  • netgear d8500 firmwarebefore 1.0.3.44
  • netgear dc112a firmwarebefore 1.0.0.42
  • netgear dgn2200 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.110
  • netgear dgnd2200b firmwarebefore 1.0.0.109
  • netgear dm200 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.61
  • netgear jr6150 firmwarebefore 1.0.1.18
  • netgear pr2000 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.28
  • netgear r6020 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.42
  • netgear r6050 firmwarebefore 1.0.1.18
  • netgear r6080 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.42
  • netgear r6220 firmwarebefore 1.1.0.80
  • netgear r6230 firmwarebefore 1.1.0.80

Same product

netgear: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-35799Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2018-21137Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a hardcoded password.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2019-20730Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by SQL injection.
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2021-38514Aug 10, 2021 · Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass.
    10Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2021-38525Aug 10, 2021 · Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2021-45550Dec 25, 2021 · Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.
    27Monitor

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.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

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.

Credits

All researchers

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.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

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

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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.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

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

ATT&CK techniques

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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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