CVE-2021-41435

high-risk
Published 2021-11-19

A brute-force protection bypass in CAPTCHA protection in ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, RT-AX3000, RT-AX55, RT-AX56U, RT-AX56U_V2, RT-AX58U, RT-AX82U, RT-AX82U GUNDAM EDITION, RT-AX86 Series(RT-AX86U/RT-AX86S), RT-AX86U ZAKU II EDITION, RT-AX88U, RT-AX92U, TUF Gaming AX3000, TUF Gaming AX5400 (TUF-AX5400), ASUS ZenWiFi XD6, ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8) before 3.0.0.4.386.45898, and RT-AX68U before 3.0.0.4.386.45911, allows a remote attacker to attempt any number of login attempts via sending a specific HTTP request.

Do I need to act?

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2.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate 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
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (18)

Gt-Ax11000 Firmware
Rt-Ax3000 Firmware
Rt-Ax55 Firmware
Rt-Ax56U Firmware
Rt-Ax56U V2 Firmware
Rt-Ax58U Firmware
Rt-Ax82U Firmware
Rt-Ax82U Gundam Edition Firmware
Rt-Ax86U Firmware
Rt-Ax86S Firmware
Rt-Ax86U Zaku Ii Edition Firmware
Rt-Ax88U Firmware
Rt-Ax92U Firmware
Tuf Gaming Ax3000 Firmware
Tuf-Ax5400 Firmware
Zenwifi Xd6 Firmware
Zenwifi Ax \(Xt8\) Firmware
Rt-Ax68U Firmware

Affected Vendors

57
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate