CVE-2021-38524
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user....
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects MK62 before 1.0.6.110, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, RAX45 before 1.0.2.32, RAX50 before 1.0.2.32, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, and RBS750 before 3.2.16.6.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects MK62 before 1.0.6.110, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, RAX45 before 1.0.2.32, RAX50 before 1.0.2.32, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, and RBS750 before 3.2.16.6.
- Record
CVE-2021-38524- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24974
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects MK62 before 1.0.6.110, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, RAX45 before 1.0.2.32, RAX50 before 1.0.2.32, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, and RBS750 before 3.2.16.6.
- Record
EUVD-2021-24974- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvhq-x923-4p9x No score
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user....
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects MK62 before 1.0.6.110, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, RAX45 before 1.0.2.32, RAX50 before 1.0.2.32, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, and RBS750 before 3.2.16.6.
- Record
GHSA-rvhq-x923-4p9x- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects MK62 before 1.0.6.110, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, RAX45 before 1.0.2.32, RAX50 before 1.0.2.32, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, and RBS750 before 3.2.16.6.
- Record
CVE-2021-38524- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- netgear mk62 firmware
- netgear mr60 firmware
- netgear ms60 firmware
- netgear rax15 firmware
- netgear rax200 firmware
- netgear rax20 firmware
- netgear rax45 firmware
- netgear rax50 firmware
- netgear rax75 firmware
- netgear rax80 firmware
- netgear rbk752 firmware
- netgear rbr750 firmware
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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-2021-38524 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Netgear Mk62 Firmware, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.