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CVE-2021-45500

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: 2021-12-26 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R7000P before 1.3.3.140 and R8000 before 1.0.4.68.

Affected products

• NETGEAR R7000P: before 1.3.3.140 — fixed in 1.3.3.140
• NETGEAR R8000 Firmware: before 1.0.4.68 — fixed in 1.0.4.68

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR R7000P 1.3.3.140; NETGEAR R8000 Firmware 1.0.4.68. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000064070/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0183
• https://kb.netgear.com/000064070/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0183

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