What is the severity of CVE-2021-29070?

CVE-2021-29070 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for authenticated command injection on affected NETGEAR devices.

How do I fix CVE-2021-29070?

To fix CVE-2021-29070, update to the firmware version 3.2.17.12 or later for the affected NETGEAR devices.

Which NETGEAR devices are affected by CVE-2021-29070?

CVE-2021-29070 affects NETGEAR devices including RBK852, RBK853, RBK854, RBR850, and RBS850 prior to firmware version 3.2.17.12.

Can CVE-2021-29070 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2021-29070 requires authentication to exploit, which limits the risk compared to remote vulnerabilities.

What is a command injection vulnerability as seen in CVE-2021-29070?

A command injection vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device, potentially compromising its security.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-29070

high

8.4

CWE

23/3/2021

3/8/2024

CVE-2021-29070: Command Injection

First published: Tue Mar 23 2021(Updated: )

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects RBK852 before 3.2.17.12, RBK853 before 3.2.17.12, RBK854 before 3.2.17.12, RBR850 before 3.2.17.12, and RBS850 before 3.2.17.12.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NETGEAR RBK852	<3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Orbi RBK852
NETGEAR RBK853	<3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Orbi RBK853
NETGEAR RBK854	<3.2.17.12
NETGEAR Orbi RBK854
NETGEAR RBR850 firmware	<3.2.17.12
NETGEAR RBR850 firmware
NETGEAR RBS850 Firmware	<3.2.17.12
NETGEAR RBS850 Firmware

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Reference Links

https://kb.netgear.com/000063019/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-WiFi-Routers-PSV-2020-0530

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-29070?
CVE-2021-29070 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for authenticated command injection on affected NETGEAR devices.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29070?
To fix CVE-2021-29070, update to the firmware version 3.2.17.12 or later for the affected NETGEAR devices.
Which NETGEAR devices are affected by CVE-2021-29070?
CVE-2021-29070 affects NETGEAR devices including RBK852, RBK853, RBK854, RBR850, and RBS850 prior to firmware version 3.2.17.12.
Can CVE-2021-29070 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2021-29070 requires authentication to exploit, which limits the risk compared to remote vulnerabilities.
What is a command injection vulnerability as seen in CVE-2021-29070?
A command injection vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device, potentially compromising its security.

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