CVE-2021-27276

HIGH

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the MibController class. When parsing the realName parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-12122.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.5902
EPSS Percentile 98.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
netgear/prosafe_network_management_system 1.6.0.26
Published Mar 29, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026