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CVE-2021-41449

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-09 · updated 2026-07-09
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A path traversal attack in web interfaces of Netgear RAX35, RAX38, and RAX40 routers before v1.0.4.102, allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive restricted information, such as forbidden files of the web application, via sending a specially crafted HTTP packet.

Affected products

• NETGEAR Rax35 Firmware: before 1.0.4.102 — fixed in 1.0.4.102
• NETGEAR Rax38 Firmware: before 1.0.4.102 — fixed in 1.0.4.102
• NETGEAR Rax40 Firmware: before 1.0.4.102 — fixed in 1.0.4.102

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Rax35 Firmware 1.0.4.102; NETGEAR Rax38 Firmware 1.0.4.102; NETGEAR Rax40 Firmware 1.0.4.102. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000064405/Security-Advisory-for-Path-Traversal-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0268
• https://www.netgear.com/about/security/
• https://kb.netgear.com/000064405/Security-Advisory-for-Path-Traversal-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0268
• https://www.netgear.com/about/security/

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