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CVE-2021-45524

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.

Affected products

• NETGEAR R8000 Firmware: before 1.0.4.62 — fixed in 1.0.4.62

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR R8000 Firmware 1.0.4.62. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000064123/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-R8000-PSV-2020-0315
• https://kb.netgear.com/000064123/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-R8000-PSV-2020-0315

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