CVE-2021-29080
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password reset by an unauthenticated attacker. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password reset by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBK853 before 3.2.10.11, RBR854 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.11, RBS850 before 3.2.10.11, CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7960P before 1.4.1.66, R8000 before 1.0.4.66, R7900P before 1.4.1.66, R8000P before 1.4.1.66, RAX75 before 1.0.3.102, RAX80 before 1.0.3.102, and R7000P before 1.3.2.126.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password reset by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBK853 before 3.2.10.11, RBR854 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.11, RBS850 before 3.2.10.11, CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7960P before 1.4.1.66, R8000 before 1.0.4.66, R7900P before 1.4.1.66, R8000P before 1.4.1.66, RAX75 before 1.0.3.102, RAX80 before 1.0.3.102, and R7000P before 1.3.2.126.
- Record
CVE-2021-29080- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15721
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password reset by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBK853 before 3.2.10.11, RBR854 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.11, RBS850 before 3.2.10.11, CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7960P before 1.4.1.66, R8000 before 1.0.4.66, R7900P before 1.4.1.66, R8000P before 1.4.1.66, RAX75 before 1.0.3.102, RAX80 before 1.0.3.102, and R7000P before 1.3.2.126.
- Record
EUVD-2021-15721- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2fwf-jc53-g325 No score
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password reset by an unauthenticated attacker. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password reset by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBK853 before 3.2.10.11, RBR854 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.11, RBS850 before 3.2.10.11, CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7960P before 1.4.1.66, R8000 before 1.0.4.66, R7900P before 1.4.1.66, R8000P before 1.4.1.66, RAX75 before 1.0.3.102, RAX80 before 1.0.3.102, and R7000P before 1.3.2.126.
- Record
GHSA-2fwf-jc53-g325- Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password reset by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.10.11, RBK853 before 3.2.10.11, RBR854 before 3.2.10.11, RBR850 before 3.2.10.11, RBS850 before 3.2.10.11, CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R7960P before 1.4.1.66, R8000 before 1.0.4.66, R7900P before 1.4.1.66, R8000P before 1.4.1.66, RAX75 before 1.0.3.102, RAX80 before 1.0.3.102, and R7000P before 1.3.2.126.
- Record
CVE-2021-29080- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-29080 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Netgear Cbr40 Firmware, published March 23, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.