CVE-2021-45530
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R7000 before 1.0.11.126, R7960P before 1.4.2.84, R8000 before 1.0.4.74, RAX200 before 1.0.4.120, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX45 before 1.0.2.82, RAX80 before 1.0.4.120, R7900P before 1.4.2.84, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX50 before 1.0.2.82, and RAX75 before 1.0.4.120.
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 (12)
CWEs
- CWE-120
References
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