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Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 does not have...

High severity Unreviewed Published Dec 31, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 does not have sufficient protections for the UART console. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 30, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 31, 2021
Last updated Feb 3, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.122%
(47th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-23147

GHSA ID

GHSA-92gj-cjfc-w72m

Source code

No known source code

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