CVE-2021-20168
highpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Netgear 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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.2–7.2
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affected products (2)
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references (5)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20168cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022010311cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55enisa_euvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55Third Party Advisorynvd
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