CVE-2021-45524
NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- 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
NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
- Record
CVE-2021-45524- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32290
NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32290- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rg8-99xw-rc3j No score
NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
- Record
GHSA-2rg8-99xw-rc3j- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
- Record
CVE-2021-45524- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- 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-2021-45524 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Netgear R8000 Firmware, published December 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.