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Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient...

High severity Unreviewed Published Dec 31, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 27, 2023

Package

No package listedSuggest a package

Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient protections to the UART interface. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection, login with default credentials, and execute commands as the root user. These default credentials are admin:admin.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 30, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 31, 2021
Last updated Jan 27, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.122%
(48th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-20168

GHSA ID

GHSA-xvmx-9r4c-crmv

Source code

No known source code

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