CVE-2021-38530
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK40 before 2.5.1.16, RBR40 before 2.5.1.16, RBS40 before 2.5.1.16, RBK20 before 2.5.1.16, RBR20 before 2.5.1.16, RBS20 before 2.5.1.16, RBK50 before 2.5.1.16, RBR50 before 2.5.1.16, RBS50 before 2.5.1.16, and RBS50Y before 2.6.1.40.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
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affected products (11)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://kb.netgear.com/000063770/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2019-0151cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38530cnnvd
- https://kb.netgear.com/000063770/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2019-0151enisa_euvd
- https://kb.netgear.com/000063770/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2019-0151Vendor Advisorynvd
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