VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-20168

CVSS score7.2 HIGH

EPSS probability0.34%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-12-30

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient protections to the UART interface. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection, login with default credentials, and execute commands as the root user. These default credentials are admin:admin.