VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-34977

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-01-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com: CWE-288
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-287

Primary references