CVE-2021-45525
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects EX7000 before 1.0.1.80, R6400 before 1.0.1.50, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.118, R6700 before 1.0.2.8, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.118, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R6900P before 1.3.2.124, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R7000P before 1.3.2.124, R7900 before 1.0.3.18, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX80 before 1.0.1.56, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.87%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 57
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (15)
Netgear — Ex7000 FirmwareNetgear — R6400 FirmwareNetgear — R6400v2 FirmwareNetgear — R6700 FirmwareNetgear — R6700v3 FirmwareNetgear — R6900 FirmwareNetgear — R6900p FirmwareNetgear — R7000 FirmwareNetgear — R7000p FirmwareNetgear — R7900 FirmwareNetgear — R7900p FirmwareNetgear — R8000 FirmwareNetgear — R8000p FirmwareNetgear — Rax80 FirmwareNetgear — Wnr3500lv2 Firmware
CWEs
- CWE-120
References
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