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.
Source: MITRE
Published: 2021-12-30
Updated: 2022-01-11
Type: CWE-522
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 0.9
Severity: MEDIUM