CVE-2021-45494
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.
- Record
CVE-2021-45494- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32260
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32260- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq22-4g75-mf6j
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.
- Record
GHSA-vq22-4g75-mf6j- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.
- Record
CVE-2021-45494- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.7 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - 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-2021-45494 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Netgear Rbk352 Firmware, published December 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.