D7000 FirmwareOperating system · Netgear

CVE-2021-45495

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-12-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.0.1.68 or later.
See remediation →
100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
NETGEAR D7000 devices before 1.0.1.68 are affected by authentication bypass.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
D7000 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 1.0.1.68

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.0.1.68 or later
Fixed in 1.0.1.68
Vendor patch kb.netgear.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Firmware version 1.0.1.68

  1. Download firmware version 1.0.1.68 or later for NETGEAR D7000 from the official NETGEAR support website
  2. Connect a computer to the D7000 router via Ethernet cable
  3. Open a web browser and navigate to the router's admin interface (typically http://192.168.1.1)
  4. Log in with the router's admin credentials
  5. Navigate to the Administration or Advanced tab
  6. Select Firmware Update or Router Update option
  7. Choose the option to upload the downloaded firmware file manually
  8. Wait for the firmware upload to complete - do not power off the router during this process
Caveat Firmware upgrade will cause brief network interruption; consider scheduling during maintenance window; backup router configuration if possible before upgrading

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