CVE-2021-23147medium
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Description
Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 does not have sufficient protections for the UART console. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication.
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Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2021-12-30
Updated: 2022-01-11
Type: CWE-287
Risk Information
CVSS v2
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
CVSS v3
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
Vulnerable Software
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