Is CVE-2021-45499 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-45499 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-45499?

CVE-2021-45499 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-45499?

CVE-2021-45499 has an EPSS score of 0.98% (58th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45499?

Upgrade r6900p firmware to 1.3.3.140 or later. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-45499

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R6900P before 1.3.3.140, R7000P before 1.3.3.140, R7900P before 1.4.2.84, R7960P before 1.4.2.84, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, and RAX80 before 1.0.3.106.

How to fix

Remediation Available

r6900p firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.3.3.140Fixed in:1.3.3.140CVE-2021-45499derived from NVD

r7000p firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.3.3.140Fixed in:1.3.3.140CVE-2021-45499derived from NVD

r7900p firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.4.2.84Fixed in:1.4.2.84CVE-2021-45499derived from NVD

r7960p firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.4.2.84Fixed in:1.4.2.84CVE-2021-45499derived from NVD

r8000p firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.4.2.84Fixed in:1.4.2.84CVE-2021-45499derived from NVD

rax75 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.3.106Fixed in:1.0.3.106CVE-2021-45499derived from NVD

rax80 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.3.106Fixed in:1.0.3.106CVE-2021-45499derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days

58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% 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.