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CVE-2021-29069

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects XR450 before 2.3.2.114, XR500 before 2.3.2.114, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.76.

Affected products

• NETGEAR Wnr2000V5 Firmware: before 1.0.0.76 — fixed in 1.0.0.76
• NETGEAR Xr450 Firmware: before 2.3.2.114 — fixed in 2.3.2.114
• NETGEAR Xr500 Firmware: before 2.3.2.114 — fixed in 2.3.2.114

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Wnr2000V5 Firmware 1.0.0.76; NETGEAR Xr450 Firmware 2.3.2.114; NETGEAR Xr500 Firmware 2.3.2.114. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000063023/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2020-0595
• https://kb.netgear.com/000063023/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2020-0595

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