Local disclosure and configuration modification
Published Aug 11, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Security misconfiguration in NETGEAR router and gateway firmware allows local users with administrative privileges to expose data and alter settings. NETGEAR has not published the affected security setting, its incorrect value, or the operation that exposes or modifies data. Exploitation also requires high complexity, and the published assessment reports no availability impact across the twelve affected models.
Summary
What happened
Security misconfiguration in NETGEAR router and gateway firmware allows local users with administrative privileges to expose data and alter settings. NETGEAR has not published the affected security setting, its incorrect value, or the operation that exposes or modifies data. Exploitation also requires high complexity, and the published assessment reports no availability impact across the twelve affected models.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-38531
- Published
- Aug 11, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 11, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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