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CVE-2021-20172

High

Description

All known versions of the Netgear Genie Installer for macOS contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The installer of the macOS version of Netgear Genie handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which the software is going to be installed may overwrite certain files to obtain privilege escalation to root.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductNetgear Genie Installer
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 genie_installerNo range specified—

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