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Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient...

High severity Unreviewed Published Dec 31, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 27, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient protections to the UART interface. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection, login with default credentials, and execute commands as the root user. These default credentials are admin:admin.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 30, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 31, 2021
Last updated Jan 27, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(48th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-20168

GHSA ID

GHSA-xvmx-9r4c-crmv

Source code

No known source code

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