VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-20172

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-12-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

All known versions of the Netgear Genie Installer for macOS contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The installer of the macOS version of Netgear Genie handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which the software is going to be installed may overwrite certain files to obtain privilege escalation to root.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732

Primary references