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.
Published: 2021-12-30
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-10261 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.
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Netgear R6700 R6700 Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:58:26.298Z

Reserved: 2021-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23147

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-30T22:15:09.903

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:51:17.287

Link: CVE-2021-23147

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