Is CVE-2021-45498 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-45498 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-45498?

CVE-2021-45498 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-45498?

CVE-2021-45498 has an EPSS score of 1.56% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45498?

Upgrade r6700v2 firmware to 1.2.0.88 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-45498

MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NETGEAR R6700v2 devices before 1.2.0.88 are affected by authentication bypass.

How to fix

Remediation Available

r6700v2 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.2.0.88Fixed in:1.2.0.88CVE-2021-45498derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

kb.netgear.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.