CVE-2021-20168

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductNetgear Rax43 Firmware
PublishedDec 30, 2021
First seenDec 30, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
netgear rax43_firmware1.0.3.96—

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