CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-34977

8.8 HIGH Published 2022-01-13 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2022-01-13
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.8 MEDIUM — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-287, CWE-288

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R7000 1.0.11.116_10.2.100 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SOAP requests. The issue results from the lack of proper authentication verification before performing a password reset. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to reset the admin password. Was ZDI-CAN-13483.

Affected configurations

• netgear r7000 firmware 1.0.11.116 10.2.100

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
  • CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel weakness

References