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CVE-2021-20168

Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.8)—

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.

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Netgear — Rax43 Firmware

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