CVE-2021-38531

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6120 before 1.0.0.66, R6260 before 1.1.0.78, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.76, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.76, R7450 before 1.2.0.76, AC2100 before 1.2.0.76, and AC2400 before 1.2.0.76.

Affected products

NETGEAR Ac2100 Firmware: before 1.2.0.76 — fixed in 1.2.0.76
NETGEAR Ac2400 Firmware: before 1.2.0.76 — fixed in 1.2.0.76
NETGEAR D6200 Firmware: before 1.1.00.40 — fixed in 1.1.00.40
NETGEAR D7000 Firmware: before 1.0.1.78 — fixed in 1.0.1.78
NETGEAR R6020 Firmware: before 1.0.0.42 — fixed in 1.0.0.42
NETGEAR R6080 Firmware: before 1.0.0.42 — fixed in 1.0.0.42
NETGEAR R6120 Firmware: before 1.0.0.66 — fixed in 1.0.0.66
NETGEAR R6260: before 1.1.0.78 — fixed in 1.1.0.78
NETGEAR R6700: before 1.2.0.76 — fixed in 1.2.0.76
NETGEAR R6800 Firmware: before 1.2.0.76 — fixed in 1.2.0.76
NETGEAR R6900 Firmware: before 1.2.0.76 — fixed in 1.2.0.76
NETGEAR R7450 Firmware: before 1.2.0.76 — fixed in 1.2.0.76

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Ac2100 Firmware 1.2.0.76; NETGEAR Ac2400 Firmware 1.2.0.76; NETGEAR D6200 Firmware 1.1.00.40; NETGEAR D7000 Firmware 1.0.1.78; NETGEAR R6020 Firmware 1.0.0.42; NETGEAR R6080 Firmware 1.0.0.42; NETGEAR R6120 Firmware 1.0.0.66; NETGEAR R6260 1.1.0.78; NETGEAR R6700 1.2.0.76; NETGEAR R6800 Firmware 1.2.0.76; NETGEAR R6900 Firmware 1.2.0.76; NETGEAR R7450 Firmware 1.2.0.76. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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