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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-38531 · published 11 August 2021

CVE-2021-38531: Netgear d6200 firmware vulnerability

Netgear · D6200 Firmware

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6120 before 1.0.0.66, R6260 before 1.1.0.78, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.76, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.76, R7450 before 1.2.0.76, AC2100 before 1.2.0.76, and AC2400 before 1.2.0.76.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.42% · top 65.9%
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
0.42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
12Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6120 before 1.0.0.66, R6260 before 1.1.0.78, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.76, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.76, R7450 before 1.2.0.76, AC2100 before 1.2.0.76, and AC2400 before 1.2.0.76.

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

Affected products

12 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://kb.netgear.com/000063769/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2019-0 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000063769/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2019-0 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-38531), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-09). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.