CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-41449

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.55%

72th percentile - higher than 72% of all known CVEs

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the web interface of Netgear RAX35, RAX38, and RAX40 routers before firmware version v1.0.4.102. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP packet to access sensitive restricted files of the web application.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of sensitive data exposure, such as configuration files or passwords, which could lead to further attack escalation and device compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update the firmware of Netgear RAX35, RAX38, and RAX40 routers to version v1.0.4.102 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS