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CVE-2021-45494: Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.

CVE-2021-45494 · published 4 years ago

Summary

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.

What to do

Update netgear rbk352_firmware to version 4.4.0.10 or later.
Update netgear rbr350_firmware to version 4.4.0.10 or later.
Update netgear rbs350_firmware to version 4.4.0.10 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
netgear	rbk352_firmware	< 4.4.0.10 `cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk352_firmware::::::::`
netgear	rbr350_firmware	< 4.4.0.10 `cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr350_firmware::::::::`
netgear	rbs350_firmware	< 4.4.0.10 `cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs350_firmware::::::::`

Original advisory text

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects RBK352 before 4.4.0.10, RBR350 before 4.4.0.10, and RBS350 before 4.4.0.10.

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000064160/Security-Advisory-for-Arbitrary-File-Read-on-So... Patch Vendor Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

4.5 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Timeline

Published26 Dec 2021

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2021-45494 · NVD

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