CVE-2021-45528
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.52, R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R7900 before 1.0.3.18, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX75 before 1.0.3.88, RAX80 before 1.0.3.88, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.52, R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R7900 before 1.0.3.18, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX75 before 1.0.3.88, RAX80 before 1.0.3.88, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.
- Record
CVE-2021-45528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:L/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32294
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.52, R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R7900 before 1.0.3.18, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX75 before 1.0.3.88, RAX80 before 1.0.3.88, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32294- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:L/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9cx-37c3-pggp No score
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.52, R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R7900 before 1.0.3.18, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX75 before 1.0.3.88, RAX80 before 1.0.3.88, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.
- Record
GHSA-q9cx-37c3-pggp- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.52, R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R7900 before 1.0.3.18, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX75 before 1.0.3.88, RAX80 before 1.0.3.88, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.
- Record
CVE-2021-45528- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - 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-2021-45528 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Netgear R6300v2 Firmware, published December 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.