Skip to content
Fencer Vulns
medium 4.5

CVE-2021-38524 json

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user.

published 2021-08-11 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-24974

cvss
4.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects MK62 before 1.0.6.110, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, RAX45 before 1.0.2.32, RAX50 before 1.0.2.32, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, and RBS750 before 3.2.16.6.

Patch / fix

  • netgear mk62_firmware 1.0.6.110
  • netgear mr60_firmware 1.0.6.110
  • netgear ms60_firmware 1.0.6.110
  • netgear rax15_firmware 1.0.2.82
  • netgear rax20_firmware 1.0.2.82
  • netgear rax200_firmware 1.0.3.106
  • netgear rax45_firmware 1.0.2.32
  • netgear rax50_firmware 1.0.2.32
  • netgear rax75_firmware 1.0.3.106
  • netgear rax80_firmware 1.0.3.106
  • netgear rbk752_firmware 3.2.16.6
  • netgear rbr750_firmware 3.2.16.6
  • netgear rbs750_firmware 3.2.16.6

Exploit prediction

0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.5 CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
CNA 3.1 4.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.