CVE-2021-29078

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% 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 unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, RBK853 before 3.2.17.12, RBK854 before 3.2.17.12, RBR850 before 3.2.17.12, RBS850 before 3.2.17.12, RBK752 before 3.2.17.12, RBK753 before 3.2.17.12, RBK753S before 3.2.17.12, RBK754 before 3.2.17.12, RBR750 before 3.2.17.12, and RBS750 before 3.2.17.12.

Affected products

NETGEAR Rbk752 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbk753 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbk753S Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbk754 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbk852 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbk853 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbk854 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbr750 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbr850 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
Netgear Orbi Satellite RBS750: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Rbs850 Firmware: before 3.2.17.12 — fixed in 3.2.17.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Rbk752 Firmware 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbk753 Firmware 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbk753S Firmware 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbk754 Firmware 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbk852 Firmware 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbk853 Firmware 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbk854 Firmware 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbr750 Firmware 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbr850 Firmware 3.2.17.12; Netgear Orbi Satellite RBS750 3.2.17.12; NETGEAR Rbs850 Firmware 3.2.17.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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