CVE-2021-38526

low-risk
Published 2021-08-11

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.3.94, RAX38 before 1.0.3.94, and RAX40 before 1.0.3.94.

Do I need to act?

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0.28% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
ADJACENT_NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Rax35 Firmware
Rax38 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Netgear

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://kb.netgear.com/000063782/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer...
Vendor Advisory https://kb.netgear.com/000063782/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer...
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low