CVE-2021-45508
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.24...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.24, CBR750 before 4.6.3.6, RBK752 before 3.2.17.12, RBR750 before 3.2.17.12, RBS750 before 3.2.17.12, RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, and RBR850 before 3.2.17.12.
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
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.24, CBR750 before 4.6.3.6, RBK752 before 3.2.17.12, RBR750 before 3.2.17.12, RBS750 before 3.2.17.12, RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, and RBR850 before 3.2.17.12.
- Record
CVE-2021-45508- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32274
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.24, CBR750 before 4.6.3.6, RBK752 before 3.2.17.12, RBR750 before 3.2.17.12, RBS750 before 3.2.17.12, RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, and RBR850 before 3.2.17.12.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32274- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7g9c-3hjm-r38g
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.24...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.24, CBR750 before 4.6.3.6, RBK752 before 3.2.17.12, RBR750 before 3.2.17.12, RBS750 before 3.2.17.12, RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, and RBR850 before 3.2.17.12.
- Record
GHSA-7g9c-3hjm-r38g- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.24, CBR750 before 4.6.3.6, RBK752 before 3.2.17.12, RBR750 before 3.2.17.12, RBS750 before 3.2.17.12, RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, and RBR850 before 3.2.17.12.
- Record
CVE-2021-45508- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - 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-2021-45508 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Netgear Cbr40 Firmware, published December 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.