CVE-2021-45556
CWE-77Published: December 26, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects GS108Tv2 before 5.4.2.36, GS110TPP before 7.0.7.2, GS110TPv2 before 5.4.2.36., GS110TPv3 before 7.0.7.2, GS308T before 1.0.3.2, GS310TP before 1.0.3.2, GS724TPP before 2.0.6.3, GS724TPv2 before 2.0.6.3, GS728TPPv2 before 6.0.8.2, GS728TPv2 before 6.0.8.2, GS752TPP before 6.0.8.2, GS752TPv2 before 6.0.8.2, MS510TXM before 1.0.4.2, and MS510TXUP before 1.0.4.2.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2021-45556 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2021-45556 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts