Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in RAX43 - CVE-2021-20168
Published: January 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59142
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20168
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
RAX43
RAX43
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information within the UART interface. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive data.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20168
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.