CVE-2021-20168

MEDIUM

Netgear RAX43 1.0.3.96 - Unauthenticated Root Access via UART Interface

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 16.1%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
netgear/rax43_firmware 1.0.3.96
Published Dec 30, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026