CVE-2021-20173

moderate-risk
Published 2021-12-30

Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 contains a command injection vulnerability in update functionality of the device. By triggering a system update check via the SOAP interface, the device is susceptible to command injection via preconfigured values.

Do I need to act?

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11.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 88% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal