What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-45549?

CVE-2021-45549 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Lax20 Firmware CVE-2021-45549

MEDIUM

Command Injection (CWE-77)

2021-12-26 cve@mitre.org

Netgear Command Injection Lax20 Firmware Mk62 Firmware Mr60 Firmware Ms60 Firmware R6400 Firmware R6700 Firmware R6900P Firmware R7000 Firmware R7000P Firmware R7850 Firmware R7900 Firmware R7900P Firmware R7960P Firmware R8000 Firmware R8000P Firmware Rax15 Firmware Rax20 Firmware Rax200 Firmware Rax35 Firmware Rax40 Firmware Rax43 Firmware Rax45 Firmware Rax50 Firmware Rax75 Firmware Rax80 Firmware Rs400 Firmware Xr1000 Firmware

6.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 26, 2021 - 01:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionNVD

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects LAX20 before 1.1.6.28, MK62 before 1.1.6.122, MR60 before 1.1.6.122, MS60 before 1.1.6.122, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.118, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.118, R6900P before 1.3.3.140, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R7000P before 1.3.3.140, R7850 before 1.0.5.68, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7900P before 1.4.2.84, R7960P before 1.4.2.84, R8000 before 1.0.4.68, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, RAX15 before 1.0.3.96, RAX20 before 1.0.3.96, RAX200 before 1.0.4.120, RAX35v2 before 1.0.3.96, RAX40v2 before 1.0.3.96, RAX43 before 1.0.3.96, RAX45 before 1.0.3.96, RAX50 before 1.0.3.96, RAX75 before 1.0.4.120, RAX80 before 1.0.4.120, RS400 before 1.5.1.80, and XR1000 before 1.0.0.58.

AnalysisAI

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects LAX20 before 1.1.6.28, MK62 before 1.1.6.122, MR60 before 1.1.6.122, MS60 before 1.1.6.122, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.118, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.118, R6900P before 1.3.3.140, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R7000P before 1.3.3.140, R7850 before 1.0.5.68, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7900P before 1.4.2.84, R7960P before 1.4.2.84, R8000 before 1.0.4.68, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, RAX15 before 1.0.3.96, RAX20 before 1.0.3.96, RAX200 before 1.0.4.120, RAX35v2 before 1.0.3.96, RAX40v2 before 1.0.3.96, RAX43 before 1.0.3.96, RAX45 before 1.0.3.96, RAX50 before 1.0.3.96, RAX75 before 1.0.4.120, RAX80 before 1.0.4.120, RS400 before 1.5.1.80, and XR1000 before 1.0.0.58. Affected products include: Netgear Lax20 Firmware, Netgear Mk62 Firmware, Netgear Mr60 Firmware, Netgear Ms60 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware. Version information: before 1.1.6.28.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.